A tricycle driver and his wife were slashed by passengers last Wednesday in Cabatuan’s Barangay Topol Oeste. Authorities identified the victims as 34-year-old Anthony Altomia and 32-year-old Ronalyn Altomia of the town’s Barangay Inabasan.
According to police, the incident occurred around 6:50 p.m. when brothers, Cezar and Roy Pueyo, were engaged in a heated argument with the driver’s wife, resulting in the pair hacking the couple.
The victims are currently confined at Ramon Tabiana Memorial Hospital while police arrested Roy, who is currently detained at the Cabatuan Municipal Police Station.
The second suspect remains at large./WDJ