Car technician stabs neighbor

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO

ILOILO City – A car technician stabbed a neighbor in Bo. Obrero, La Paz district.

The 59-year-old Primo Alleta admitted attacking Jasper Benal, 25.

Benal died while being treated at St. Paul’s Hospital Iloilo for a stab wound on the chest around 6:45 p.m. on Sunday.

Alleta claimed Benal stole his machine shop tools last month.

According to La Paz police chief, Senior Inspector Edgar Anonoy, Alleta told him he never regretted stabbing Benal.

Alleta said he will face whatever charges he will be slapped with, said Anonoy.

The suspect was detained at the La Paz police station jail./PN