HIRED DRIVER STABS, ROBS COUPLE IN CAVITE; FEMALE VICTIM DIES

A 34-YEAR-OLD woman on Thursday died while her husband is being treated at the hospital after they were stabbed and robbed by a man they hire to drive their car for a business trip in Naic, Cavite.

The victims were identified as Marlon Cantuba, 35, and his wife Czarri Marie Cantuba, 34, of Sitio 1 Gulap, Candaba, Pampanga.

Czarri Marie succumbed to a fatal stab wound in the neck.

Marlon was injured after he was stabbed in the head by the suspect identified as Jomar Tambo, 43, of MH Del Pilar St., Malate, Manila.

Investigation showed that around 4a.m. on Thursday, the couple travelled to Cavite from Pampanga, with the suspect as their driver.

They are supposed to go to Cavite Technopark in Bgy. Sabang, Naic to negotiate for frozen meats for their business.

It was learned that the suspect was the one who made the offer to purchase the frozen meat in Naic.

Upon reaching Governors Drive in Bgy. Sabang, the driver pulled over the car and asked the male victim if he could drive. The suspect said he was sleepy.

Moments later, he told the couple to alight from the vehicle then stabbed Marlon in the head.

The suspect then pointed the knife at the woman while forcibly taking the bag containing P2 million.

When the suspect got the bag, he stabbed Czarri Marie in the neck and fled with the couple’s car and money.

Even though wounded , Marlon was able to seek help from a barangay mobile patrol who passed by the area.

The couple were rushed to the hospital, where Czarri Marie died while undergoing treatment.

Police are hunting down the suspect.

Meanwhile, the family and relatives of the victims are seeking justice for the couple.