CHARLETTE JEAN GUZMAN
A male resident of Brgy. Mabanogbog, Urdaneta City was stabbed by a kitchen knife around 8:50 PM of September 8, 2016.
Initial investigation shows that the victim Jay-r “Cabog” Villanueva, together with his live-in partner Marilyn Sumio of Brgy. San Jose, Urdaneta City, was driving a tribike when the suspect approached them.
According to Sumio, the suspect, who was standing near the outpost, saw them and immediately confronted the couple. During the scuffle, the suspect, identified as Paulo Dela Cruz Bautista, reached for a knife tucked underneath his clothes and charged at Villanueva.
Sumio immediately rushed Villanueva to Urdaneta District Hospital for medical treatment.
Responding investigators were able to recover one retractable knife and one kitchen knife in the scene. Witnesses also told the police which direction the suspect went, prompting authorities to run after the suspect. They were able to corner him along T. Alonzo St., Brgy. Poblacion, Urdaneta City.
The suspect is now under the custody of the Urdaneta City Police.