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LUCENA CITY — A 40-year-old farmer was stabbed dead on Wednesday, which was allegedly triggered by a “love triangle” in Candelaria town in Quezon province.
The Quezon police reported on Thursday, March 30, that Allan Matutina was on his way home around 10:30 p.m. aboard his motorcycle when his path was blocked by Christian Selga, 30, in Barangay Malabanban Sur.
Without provocation, Selga stabbed Matutina in his chest twice with a kitchen knife and fled after the incident.
Matutina suffered fatal wounds and died while being taken to the United Candelaria Doctors Hospital in the town center.
The police arrested Selga and recovered the murder weapon in a follow-up operation.
Investigators said the killing was motivated by a “love triangle.”
“The wife of the suspect and the victim had an alleged illicit love affair,” the police said in the report. The police did not give further details on the so-called forbidden affair.
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