Mother Slays 5-Year-Old Daughter She Mistook For ‘Manananggal’

Mother Thought Her Daughter Was ‘Manananggal’

MOTHER – A mother slay her 5-year-old daughter and stabbed her eldest after she mistook them for a ‘mananaggal.’

The vampire-like mythical creature or “manananggal” is feared by many Filipinos. Despite not having a clear footage of the witch or man-eating monster, the name still made them very scared.

Manananggal comes from the Tagalog word ‘tanggal’ meaning ‘to separate’ or ‘to remove.’ They favor preying on pregnant women, or someone who is sleeping.

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There was a horrible incident recently about a mother who thought her children were ‘manananggal.’ Based on a report from DZMM TeleRadyo, the 20-year-old mother in Rizal Laguna suffocated her 5-year-old daughter and stabbed her eldest several times.

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Photo Source: The Aswang Project

According to the report, the police are certain that the suspect of the crime is the mother. The 11-year-old victim is currently in a critical condition after being stabbed 26 times with scissors by his own mother. The survivor is confined at a local hospital in the town of Rizal.

Cops immediately responded to the incident and arrested the suspect. The chief of the municipal police station said the mother claimed that her children doesn’t look like humans that’s why she slay both of them. The chief said the suspect is a drug addict.

ABS-CBN News Tweeted that the mother said she mistook her children for ‘mananaggal.’ They also shared photos of the young girl’s lifeless body.

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Photo Source: @ABSCBNNews Twitter
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Photo Source: @ABSCBNNews Twitter

Several netizens express their anger towards the merciless mother. Here are some of their comments on the post:

@jessiecrudzeal: “Ang sakit sa heart ng ganyang pangyayari, ng dahil sa droga pati mga inosenteng bata nadadamay”

@Chellamazing1: “My Lord , anu na ba nangyayari sa mundo may the baby girl’s soul rest in peace . At Sana mabigyan agad ng hustisya”

@Adlarem93426146: “Lulong sa droga daw ang ina. Kawawa mga anak na napagbuntungan. Itukhan na’yang inang ‘yan!”

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