FLORA, Apayao June 05 – Three persons were injured after they were stabbed by still unidentified knife-wielding assailants along Sampaguita St., Poblacion West, here, Sunday.
Police authorities identified the victims as Flora, Apayao, Juanito B. Manuel, 43 years old, married, and a resident of Capalalian, Pamplona, Cagayan; Jaypee R. Balbino, 33 years old, married, carpenter, and a resident of Macalino, Calanasan, Apayao; and Raymundo P. Castro 29 years old, laborer, and a resident of Atoktong, Pamplona, Cagayan.
Initial police investigation showed the victims were walking on a dark portion of the road when the still unidentified suspects suddenly approached them and stabbed them on the different parts of their bodies.
The victims were initially treated at the Flora District Hospital for medical treatment before being transferred to the Far North General Hospital in Luna for further treatment of the stab wounds that they sustained during the incident while the suspects are now the subject of a manhunt operation by the police.
By Dexter A. See