BACOLOD City – A man stabbed his younger brother while they were having a drinking spree in Barangay Mabini, Escalante City, Negros Occidental.
Resident Jerome Sabanal sustained a stab wound on the stomach and was rushed to the Dr. Vicente Gustilo District Hospital for medical treatment.
Sabanal’s brother Harlan escaped after the incident.
Police investigation showed that the brothers had an altercation which eventually led to the stabbing at around 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday.
It was however not immediately clear what caused the altercation.
Police were still hunting Harlan as of this writing./PN