BACOLOD City – A heated argument between a truck driver and his helper turned bloody in Barangay 1, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental.
The 40-year-old Gilbert Abrasaldo Zamora – who temporarily resides in Barangay 2, Sipalay City – died of a stab wound on the neck, police said.
His helper 30-year-old Maxie Asiro of Barangay Maaslom, Ayungon, Negros Oriental was tagged suspect.
According to police investigation, Zamora was in an argument with Asiro when the latter attacked the victim using a bladed weapon around 11 a.m. on Nov. 12. It was not immediately established what triggered the altercation.
Zamora was rushed to the Sipalay City Infirmary where the attending physician declared him “dead on arrival.”
Asiro, meanwhile, was arrested and now detained in the lockup cell of the Sipalay police station. Charges will be filed against him./PN
