Barangay captain accused of hitting man with stone

ILOILO City – Barangay Captain Carlos Gempeson of Bacong, Guimbal, Iloilo faces a physical injury charge.

He was accused of striking the head of a man with a stone in their barangay, a police report showed.

The 46-year-old village chief was arrested 8 p.m. Sunday.

Circumstances that led to the incident remained unclear as of this writing.

Gempeson attacked Roberto Gepilano that night without any provocation, the police report stated.

Gepilano sustained a “slight injury” on the head, police said.

The barangay captain was detained at the Guimbal police station./PN

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