BACOLOD City – Three persons were arrested following a stabbing in Hacienda Alegria, Barangay 5, Isabela, Negros Occidental.
They were Ruel Pinoy, 32; his brother Rodel, 34; and Renato Reyes, 59, all residents of the village.
According to the police, the suspects attacked Alberto Francisco, 49, around 8 p.m. on May 12.
The night before the incident, investigation revealed, Francisco felled a banana plant owned by the suspects’ family.
The following night the three suspects had a drinking session and went to the victim’s house. They allegedly challenged Francisco to a fight.
Police said the suspects stabbed the victim, hitting his chest with bladed weapon.
The victim was recuperating at the Isabela District Hospital.
The suspects, meanwhile, were taken to the municipal police station./PN
