BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit Active Auxiliary was allegedly stabbed to death by a carpenter on New Year’s Day in Purok Cubay, Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental.
Police Capt. Honey Labaro, deputy chief of the Murcia Municipal Police Station, said the 33-year-old suspect warned the victim about the noise of his open pipe motorcycle.
A heated argument ensued and the suspect stabbed the victim in the left armpit. The victim was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
The murder weapon – a folding knife – was recovered in the crime scene and the suspect was arrested in pursuit operation.