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Children’s fight sparks fatal stabbing

Jonas Reyes · Jun 26, 2025, 2:46 PM

A NEIGHBORHOOD dispute rooted in a children’s quarrel turned deadly after 43-year-old Rose Marie Balcita was stabbed multiple times by her 64-year-old neighbor, Salvador De Asis, in Gordon Heights, Olongapo City. Balcita had just stepped off a tricycle when she was ambushed and later declared dead at the hospital. The suspect fled on a motorcycle and remains at large. Her son, Patrick, is now pleading for justice as the tragedy underscores how petty grudges can spiral into irreversible violence. — Photo courtesy of Christian Lee Balcita

Olongapo City, Zambales – A petty child’s fight led to the fatal stabbing of a woman at Block 13, Gordon Heights of this city on 25 June 2025.

According to eyewitnesses, the victim, identified as Rose Marie Balcita, had just alighted from a tricycle when she was attacked by her 64-year-old neighbor, Salvador De Asis. Balcita sustained multiple stab wounds and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.

Witnesses said the suspect fled the scene aboard a blue and gray motorcycle with a sidecar.

The victim’s son, Patrick, revealed that tensions between the two families began after a dispute between their children escalated into a legal matter. He is now calling for justice and urging De Asis to surrender to authorities.

As of this writing, the suspect remains at large.