A suspected drug dependent was shot dead by police after he allegedly beheaded his live-in partner in Sitio Libo, Barangay Tayud, Consolacion, northern Cebu.
The town police chief, Superintendent Mina Domingo, said neighbors heard Dominic Pahugot, 27 and Lovely Jean Quiño, 25 having an argument early Sunday morning.
They later found the suspect holding Quiño's head before throwing it at their backyard.
During the hot pursuit operation, Pahugot was found near the seashore and allegedly tried to attack the responding operatives using two bolos, prompting the latter shoot him.
The live-in couple left two children aged 1 and 3.