Murcia man knifed
dead by rugby boy

A 27-year-old man was stabbed dead by an alleged rugby boy in Bacolod City early yesterday, the police said.

Anthony Sumilier of Blumentritt, Murcia town, Negros Occidental, was declared dead on arrival at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital due to multiple stab wounds at about 1 a.m. yesterday, Police Station 6 Intelligence and Investigation chief, SPO1 Jerry Senoro said.

Sumilier, was allegedly stabbed by Romeo de la Cruz of Purok Mapalaron, Brgy. 30, in Bacolod, without any provocation while he was sitting on the sidewalk at Lopez Jaena Street, in the city, he added.

According to witnesses, the victim tried to run to ask for help from bystanders before he died, Senoro said.

Reports also said De la Cruz is a known rugby boy and he was intoxicated during the incident.

De la Cruz, 18, who was arrested in a hot-pursuit operation, however, said, it was Sumilier who confronted and punched him without any provocation and he just defended himself.

Senoro said the witnesses had filed their affidavits and they will file the homicide charges against De la Cruz on Monday, as today is a non-working holiday.*PP

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Cops foil highway robbery

Policemen yesterday claimed to have foiled a possible occurrence of another highway robbery incident after they arrested an armed ex-Army soldier and his companion for violation of the Comelec gun ban in Brgy. Progreso, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental.

Arrested were Jose Wennie Magtulis, 47, a former member of the Philippine Army, and his companion identified as Norman Terante, 42, both residents of Brgy. San Jose, Binalbagan.

Members of the Binalbagan police alert team recovered a .45 caliber Colt pistol with ammunition, two bonnets, two hats, two sweatshirts and a camouflage uniform from the two arrested suspects.

Senior Inspector Gary Alan Resuma said Magtulis and Terante are suspects in the series of highway robbery-hold up incidents in Binalbagan and Himamaylan City.

Police investigations showed that Magtulis tried to draw his pistol, when he and his companion were apprehended by policemen at the poblacion of Binalbagan.

Magtulis, who was disarmed, denied participation in the highway robbery incidents in the town and neighboring areas.

Resuma said the recovery of bonnets and other personal belongings from the two suspects bolstered their suspicions that they were involved in previous highway robberies.

He said highway robbers usually hit their targets who are small planters, during the distribution of sugar quedans on Thursdays.

Charges for violation of the Comelec gun ban and direct assault against a person in authority are slated to be filed by the Binalbagan police against the two suspects who are now in jail.*GPB

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