Widower stabbed dead in Candoni

Posted by watchmen
March 22, 2018
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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

 

A widower was killed after he was allegedly stabbed Monday evening by a laborer at Purok Panacmalan in Barangay East, Candoni, Negros Occidental.

Police identified the fatality as Julie Resente, a resident of the said area.

Candoni municipal police said they received a call after the suspect, identified as 53-year-old Ronilo Treyes, stabbed Resente twice during a heated argument.

The victim was rushed by neighbors to the Candoni Rural Health Unit, where he later succumbed stab wounds to his chest and abdomen.

Treyes, meanwhile, attempted to flee but he was later arrested by police following a hot pursuit operation.

The suspect is presently detained at the Candoni Municipal Police Station./DGB, WDJ

 

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