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By Nestor Burgos

A man who disliked his fresh haircut hacked the barber to death in Calinog town, 48 kilometers from this city, on Wednesday, police said.

Charlie Agustino, 48, died from multiple hack wounds after he was attacked by Benjie Lozada, 36, inside Rammy’s barbershop at the public market. The assailant was believed to be mentally disturbed.

The victim, who had worked as a barber for seven years and was also a pastor of the local Baptist church, died while being treated at Calinog District Hospital.

Senior Police Officer 1 Elmer Sanchez of the Calinog police station said Lozada had his hair cut by Agustino in the morning. At around 3 p.m., Lozada, now armed with a bolo, returned to the place, looked for the barber, then went on a rampage.

Sanchez said the assailant immediately went to the police station on foot to surrender after the killing. Lozada appeared calm and still had the bloodstained bolo in his hand when he arrived just as a team of policemen was about to go to the crime scene.

“He told us that he did not like the way his hair was cut,” Sanchez told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on the phone on Thursday.

Lozada is believed to be mentally disturbed and recently had a nervous breakdown, the officer added.

According to Police Officer 1 Mark Warren Castillo, Lozada said he was teased about his “uneven” haircut upon reaching home and that he had to use “two mirrors” to check if it was really that bad.

An enraged Lozada then took a motorcycle back to the barbershop, which was about 10 km away, Castillo said.

As of Thursday, Lozada was being held in a separate cell away from the two other detainees at the station.

Bad hair day! 

Barber killed over haircut, brother kills suspect

December 07, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (AP) â€" Philippine authorities say a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed his barber after he was teased about his new haircut has been shot dead inside a jail by the victim's brother.

Mayor Alex Centina of central Calinog town in Iloilo province says the brother of the slain barber pretended to be bringing food to the detained Benjie Lozada on Tuesday. Then, he shot him in the face in front of Lozada's mother.

Lozada had turned himself in last week and confessed to killing the barber and town pastor Charlie Agustino inside his shop after relatives teased him about his haircut.

Police said the suspect was taking medication for mental illness.

The town police chief was fired for security lapses. Police say they were busy with preparations for the town's fiesta.

http://www.philstar.com/

nadungagan ang trahedya, tsk, tsk, tsk.  paskang luoya.

way problema si manoy sa iyang haircut, bisag mug shot intawon...

di man pod tingali ni peligro...

giupawan na lang unta para  angay tan-awon..

Quote from: islander on December 07, 2011, 09:13:08 PM
Barber killed over haircut, brother kills suspect

December 07, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (AP) â€" Philippine authorities say a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed his barber after he was teased about his new haircut has been shot dead inside a jail by the victim's brother.

Mayor Alex Centina of central Calinog town in Iloilo province says the brother of the slain barber pretended to be bringing food to the detained Benjie Lozada on Tuesday. Then, he shot him in the face in front of Lozada's mother.

Lozada had turned himself in last week and confessed to killing the barber and town pastor Charlie Agustino inside his shop after relatives teased him about his haircut.

Police said the suspect was taking medication for mental illness.

The town police chief was fired for security lapses. Police say they were busy with preparations for the town's fiesta.

http://www.philstar.com/

Quote from: islander on December 07, 2011, 09:13:08 PM
Barber killed over haircut, brother kills suspect

December 07, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (AP) â€" Philippine authorities say a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed his barber after he was teased about his new haircut has been shot dead inside a jail by the victim's brother.

Mayor Alex Centina of central Calinog town in Iloilo province says the brother of the slain barber pretended to be bringing food to the detained Benjie Lozada on Tuesday. Then, he shot him in the face in front of Lozada's mother.

Lozada had turned himself in last week and confessed to killing the barber and town pastor Charlie Agustino inside his shop after relatives teased him about his haircut.

Police said the suspect was taking medication for mental illness.

The town police chief was fired for security lapses. Police say they were busy with preparations for the town's fiesta.

http://www.philstar.com/

I guess that wat they say "kung ano ang inutang, sya rin ang kabayaran"...but so sad to know this....