TINEG, Abra – A 52-year old farmer was hurt after he was repeatedly hacked by a suspect at sitio Tegdak, barangay Agsimao here at around 5 pm Sunday.
Senior Superintendent Antonio Bartolome, provincial director of the Abra Provincial Police Office, identified the victim as Dewey Guetang Guren, 52 years old, married, farmer and a resident Tekleb, Cogon, Tineg, Abra while he named the suspect as Divera B. Felix, of legal age and resident of Sitio Loyon, Cogon, Tineg, Abra..
Initial police investigation showed that for still inknown reasons, the suspect repeatedloy hacked the victim several times on the different parts of his body inflicting injuries on his head, chest, arms and knees.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital for medical treatment while the suspect is now the subject of a manhunt operation by responding police operatives for him to answer for the crime he committed.