Man killed, two others injured in Negros fiesta dance party stabbing incident
BACOLOD CITY – Policemen filed homicide charges against a 27-year-old man who allegedly stabbed to death a young man and injured two others in a covered court in Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 2.
Police Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz police chief, said a criminal complaint was filed on Wednesday, May 3, against Kier Franco of Barangay Caduha-an, the alleged assailant of Jupith Teruel, 22, also of Barangay Caduha-an.
Injured were Romart Teruel, 24, and Jeric Cañete, 26, both residents of Barangay Caduha-an.
Despi said the victims and the suspect were attending a benefit dance during a barangay fiesta when a commotion ensued between them due to drunkenness.
Jupith suffered multiple stab wounds and was declared dead in a hospital, while his two relatives are still confined in separate hospitals, according to Despi.
Despi said that Franco surrendered to the police, hours after the incident happened. He is now under police custody.