2007 Calbayog spree killings

Stabbing attacks in Samar, Philippines Gadgaran, Samar, Philippines June 2, 2007 02:00 a.m. – 03:00 a.m. 11 (including an unborn child) 17 Danilo Guades Bolo Club On June 2, 2007, a mass stabbing and bludgeoning attack took place in the Gadgaran neighborhood of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines. Ten people were killed and seventeen were injured before the perpetrator, 39-year-old Danilo Guades, surrendered to authorities. Murders The first murders took place at the home of his cousin Emily Guades Ponce. Entering her house at about 2 a.m., Danilo Guades attacked her husband Benjamin with a 22-inch long bolo knife, hitting him in the left shoulder. He then attacked the couple's sleeping children, killing her son Eric with a blow to the head and injuring her other son Benjie and her daughter Marylin with hits to the head and arms. Emily Guades Ponce, though also suffering head injuries, managed to jump out of a window and escape. Subsequently, Guades attacked the Jadulco family, who was living nearby, killing pregnant Gemma Jadulco and five of her children and leaving two others injured, before walking to the Canteros home. There, he killed Candido Canteros, injured his wife Maria, daughter Jennelyn, and mortally wounded their son Danilo. In the backyard of the house, Guades attacked Carlito Layam, who suffered minor injuries to his right arm, but managed to fight off the attacker. Afterwards, Guades entered the house of Enis Lecis through the window and hit the sleeping Eduardo and Enis Lecis in the head, killing Eduardo and wounding Enis. At a wake for a member of the Ramada family, where Guades had spent some time drinking earlier,Rampaging man kills 9 in Samar, Sun.Star https://web.archive.org/web/20080926165354/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2007/06/03/rampaging.man.kills.9.in.samar.html 2008-09-26 (June 3, 2007) he cut Francisco Ramada's throat, hit Ernesto Ramada's neck, and stabbed Armando Ramada in the left side of his body. Michael Caber and Myra Manlapid were also injured before people attending the wake managed to fight Guades off. Guades fled to a road junction, where he attacked the final victims, Eddie and Jocelyn Gonzaga, who were on a motorcycle. Guades assaulted them with the bolo and a club, hitting Eddie Gonzaga in the arm, jaw, and forehead, and his wife in her left elbow, before the driver of the motorcycle was able to escape.Man runs amuck with a bolo, kills 9, hurts 18, Samar News (June 4, 2007) Guades surrendered himself to Fortunato Burbana, a villager, at about 3 a.m. He stated that he surrendered, fearing police might chase and kill him. Burbana then turned him over to police. At the police station, Guades denied killing anyone, though he conceded to a prior conviction for killing his brother years earlier. He was charged with multiple murder.10 killed, 16 hurt as man runs amok, The Bohol Chronicle (June 3, 2007) Victims Deaths Gemma Jadulco, 32. who was eight months pregnant Jennelyn Jadulco, 12, daughter of Gemma Jadulco Jinggoy Jadulco, 8, son of Gemma Jadulco Renato Jadulco, 3, son of Gemma Jadulco Nadine Jadulco, 2, daughter of Gemma JadulcoChristine Jadulco, 1, daughter of Gemma Jadulco Candido Canteros, 46 Danilo Canteros, 12, son of Candido & Maria Canteros Eric Benjamin Ponce, 7, son of Benjamin & Emily Ponce Eduardo Lecis, 35 Injured Emily Guades Ponce, 27, a cousin of Danny Guades Benjamin Ponce, 42, husband of Emily Guades Ponce Benjie Ponce, 5, son of Benjamin & Emily Ponce Marilyn Ponce, 3, daughter of Benjamin & Emily Ponce Francisco Ramada, 56 Ernesto Ramada, 45 Armando Ramada, 35 Jocelyn Jadulco, 9, daughter of Gemma Jadulco Joan Jadulco, 4, daughter of Gemma JadulcoMaria Canteros, 37, wife of Candido Canteros Jennelyn Canteros, 16, daughter of Candido & Maria Canteros Eddie Gonzaga Jocelyn Gonzaga Enis Lecis, 54 Michael Caber, 31 Myra Manlapid, 24 Carlito Layam, 46 Perpetrator Danilo "Danny" Guades had previously served a seven year sentence at the (Abuyao) Caloocan City Jail for killing his elder brother Toto. He had been married, but his wife died in December 2006. After her death, he began to stay at his cousin's house. He had a child, who was in fourth grade at the time of the murders. Throughout the village, Guades was known as a mentally unstable troublemaker who was often drunk, sometimes staying awake for two days, before running to the mangroves to sleep there on the ground for the following two days. Apparently, Guades had also told others that he was being followed by someone. Motive It was said that Guades apparently had a quarrel with Gemma Jadulco's husband, Totoy, when both were attending the wake. Police later disclosed that Guades told them he committed the crime to strengthen his amulet, a piece of paper with Latin words on it.Raps filed vs Calbayog massacre suspect, GMA News (June 4, 2007)Man kills 10 people, hurts 16 other persons in Samar (June 2, 2007) References External links Killing Rampage In Calbayog Samar, Tingog.com (June 3, 2007) Eight killed as amok rampages in Samar, The Manila Times (June 3, 2007) Deranged man kills 10, hurts 16 in Samar village, Philippine Headline News (June 3, 2007) Jobless man runs amuck, kills 10 in Samar, Philippine Daily Inquirer (June 3, 2007) 10 killed, 16 wounded as man runs amok in Samar, Philippine Daily Inquirer (June 2, 2007) Drunk man kills 10 in Philippines, Reuters (June 3, 2007) Killing spree in Calbayog a wake-up call, say top cops, Leyte Samar Daily Express Multiple murder charges filed vs amok, Philippine Information Agency (June 5, 2007) Category:2007 murders in the Philippines Category:2007 mass murders Category:Family murders Category:21st-century mass murders in the Philippines Category:Calbayog Category:Mass stabbings in Asia Category:Deaths by stabbing in the Philippines Category:Deaths by beating Category:Stabbing attacks in 2007 Category:Child murder in the Philippines Category:June 2007 crimes in Asia