PINUPUK, Kalinga – A farmer was injured after he was reportedly stabbed by his own brother-in-law during a heated altercation inside the latter’s house at barangay Taggay, here, recently.
Senior Superintendent Victor Wanchakan, officer-in-charge of the Kalinga Provincial Police Office, identified the stabbing victim as Camilo Banatao alias “Ambut”, married, farmer while he named the suspect as his own brother-in-law Kevin June Banato alias “Bakidan”, farmer, both residents of Taggay, Pinukpuk, Kalinga.
Initial police investigation showed the victim and the suspect had a drinking session inside the latter’s house when a heated altercation suddenly erupted between them that resulted to the victim sustaining several stab wounds.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital for medical treatment while the suspect fled towards an undisclosed direction and he is now the subject of a manhunt by responding police operatives.
The motive of the case is yet to be established considering that the incident is still subject to further investigation by the local police force.
By Dexter A. See
