PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – A mother and her three children were found stabbed to death inside their home, shocking residents of Barangay Litapan, Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur, on Monday, June 29.

Lt. Julito Pamalaran, police chief of Josefina town in Zamboanga del Sur, stated that investigators discovered the mother and her three children stabbed dead inside the house.

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

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“Since the area is somewhat remote and far from nearby houses, the gruesome crime was not immediately noticed,” he said.