One of the murdered family members was carried inside a body bag on Monday, June 29, 2026, in Barangay Litapan, Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur. Photo by Stanley Dueñas

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – A mother and her three children were found gruesomely killed inside their house, shocking residents of Barangay Litapan, Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur, on Monday.

Lt. Julito Pamalaran, police chief of Josefina town, said the bodies of the mother and her children, bearing stab wounds, were discovered inside their house.

According to Pamalaran, the crime may have been committed on Saturday night.

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