BACOLOD City – A heated argument between cousins on Monday turned into a violent confrontation, resulting in one of them being hospitalized after an incident at Barangay Alijis, Valladolid, Negros Occidental
Dominador Nahum, 46, resident, sustained a head injury after being reportedly bashed in the head by his cousin Leonardo Nahum, also 46 and of the same barangay.
An investigation by the Valladolid Municipal Police Station said that the two were drinking liquor together at their family compound, when a misunderstanding between the two turned into a heated argument.
Dominador allegedly first punched Leonardo in the torso, knocking him down to the ground. In retaliation, Leonardo stood up and picking up a nearby piece of wood, smacked Domindar in the head several times with the wooden plank.
Domindaor was immediately brought to the Valladolid District Hospital for treatment.
Leonardo is now in the custody of the Valladolid Municipal Police Station./PN
