Pagadian watchman stabs civilian during patrol

PAGADIAN CITY – Police were hunting down a village watchman after he stabbed a civilian who shoved him during a routine patrol in Pagadian City in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur.

Police said the suspect, Aurelio Antoy, escaped on foot after stabbing 41-year old Roldan Lumpoc in the village of Deborok late Saturday. Antoy accosted Lumpoc and asked for his quarantine pass, but the victim pushed the watchman instead and an altercation ensued.

Antoy pulled a knife and lunged at Lumpoc hitting him in the shoulder. Lumpoc managed to flee from his attacker and sought help from neighbors who rushed to the hospital.

“This happened around 10 p.m. Investigation disclosed the suspect was allegedly conducted roving at the vicinity of their purok when he saw and accosted the victim outside of his residence and asked of the latter’s quarantine pass.”

“Instead, the victim pushed the suspect which followed with an exchanged of heated argument. In the height of their altercation, the suspect took a hunting knife and stabbed the victim, who sustained a lacerated wound at the back of his left shoulder,” said Major Helen Galvez, a regional police spokeswoman.

She said the police were investigating the incident and searching for Antoy.

Pagadian City is under an enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease. The city has at least 245 people under monitoring, or PUMs, and 2 others under investigation or those that show symptoms of cough, colds and fever with a travel or contact history to countries or person that is affected with Covid-19.

And PUMs are those with travel and contact history to countries or person that is affected with Covid 19 but not displayed any symptoms and is advised to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine at home to be monitored by health workers.

The Department of Health said the country now has at least 1,075 cases of coronavirus disease with at least 68 deaths.

The virus, also called Covid-19, is now a global pandemic after it broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year, and quickly spread to over 100 countries with China recording over 80,000 infections and more than 3,00 deaths. ((Zamboanga Post)

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