Security guard in Naga City stabs wife, shoots self on New Year’s Day

LEGAZPI CITY — A security guard allegedly killed himself after stabbing his wife in Naga City in Camarines Sur on New Year’s Day.

In a report on Wednesday, Jan. 1, Naga City police said Erick Candare shot himself on the right side of his head using a caliber 9 mm firearm in Barangay (village) Tinago around 8 a.m.

Initial investigation shows that before he killed himself, Candare stabbed his wife, Editha, 42, due to a misunderstanding in their house in Barangay Balatas around 6 a.m.

He went back to his workstation and told the on-duty security guard that he would kill himself, knowing he would be jailed for stabbing his wife.

The investigation is ongoing.