ILOILO – A 34-year-old man is facing frustrated murder charges following his arrest for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old minor in Barangay Nueva Sevilla on Sunday evening, November 1.
The suspect, identified by police as alias “Wil,” is currently detained at the Barotac Viejo Municipal Police Station (MPS) after being arrested shortly after the incident.
Police are looking into jealousy or a potential love triangle involving the suspect’s ex-partner and the teenage victim, identified as alias “Jonel,” as the primary motive behind the attack.
Police Major Francis Batallones, chief of the Barotac Viejo MPS, revealed in an interview with K5 News FM Sara that an altercation erupted between the two individuals prior to the stabbing.
At around 8 p.m. on Sunday, the suspect allegedly stabbed the victim in the side of his body. Both the suspect and the victim are residents of Purok Kalubihan in Barangay Nueva Sevilla.
The victim was immediately brought to a hospital in Iloilo City for treatment and has since been discharged.
Barotac Viejo police confirmed that the bladed weapon used in the assault has not yet been recovered as follow-up legal procedures continue./PN
