A deaf-mute man was stabbed by two unidentified persons in Brgy. Handumanan, Bacolod City, at about 12:30 a.m. yesterday.

Case investigator Police Officer 2 Kris Kian Cango of Police Station 10 identified the victim as Angelo Viñas, 33, of Brgy. Banago, Bacolod, who was rushed with two stab wounds on his back to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.

Investigation showed that Viñas was walking with two companions, whose names were not disclosed, in Purok Narra, Brgy. Handumanan after attending a birthday party, when the suspects blocked their way and, without provocation, stabbed Viñas on the back with what is believed to be an ice pick.

The suspects immediately fled bringing with them the ice pick they had used, Cango said.

Meanwhile, Police Station 4 is still trying to determine the cause of death of a hardware store employee, who was found lifeless inside the barracks in Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod.

The fatality was identified as Anthony Anhao, 24, of Brgy. Pandanon in Don Salvador town, Negros Occidental and lately a resident of Purok 1 in Sitio Magsungay, Brgy. Singcang-Airport, by Station 4 commander, Chief Insp. Adonis Rosales.

Investigation conducted by Police Officer 2 Ronico Depabeladero showed that the body of Anhao was found on his bed covered with a blanket by his roommate identified only as “alias Frank” at about 6 a.m. yesterday.

Rosales said they are setting aside the angle of foul play behind the death of Anhao but will subject his body to an autopsy to ascertain what had caused his death.*APN

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