Man knifed, found dead

The body of a man bearing fatal wounds was discovered by Police Station 4 men at corner Yakal-Lopez Jaena streets, Bacolod City, at about 5:30 a.m. yesterday, police reports said.

Insp. Luisito Acebuche, duty investigator PO3 Rovir Montanez and colleagues, together with Scene of the Crime Operative SPO2 Ric Verba identified the body as that of Vicente Bedayo Sopio, 43, of Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Recovered from the crime scene was an iron steel bar with traces of bloodstains. Recovered from the possession of the victim were a fork, his wallet containing his professional driver's license, SSS ID, residence certificate, and other personal items, police reports also said.

Police said the case is still being investigated while the evidence recovered are at the SOCO Crime Laboratory for further examination.

Meanwhile, four people were injured in stabbing and hacking incidents in Bacolod City and nearby towns, Saturday.

Ryan Penielan of Purok Himayaon, Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, was rushed to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital with stab wounds in his upper chest and back inflicted by an unidentified person at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday.

Penielan was pacifying a group involved in a rumble when the incident occurred, police reports said.

In Murcia town, Jero Valyentes was stabbed in the back by an unidentified person at about 1:30 a.m. at Zone 5, Murcia, Saturday.

In La Castellana, Julius Abao sustained a stab wound on the lower part of his chest allegedly inflicted by Juya and Jiji Alibo at about 3 p.m. Saturday.

Elena Montoya, of Villa Homes, Brgy. Vista Alegre was hacked on her left hand allegedly by her sister in-law Emelie Montoya.

Police reports said that the incident resulted from an argument between the two when Elena wanted to build a comfort room in a vacant lot. Emelie opposed the plan, saying the vacant lot is used as a passage way.*CBM

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SHOOTOUT
Army heads face
murder raps

The families of two victims, Norberto Gallego and his nephew, Crisanto Tayoba, in the alleged shootout in Brgy. Minapasok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, are expected to file murder and frustrated murder charges against two Army detachment commanders and CAFGUs today.

Senior Supt. Rosendo Franco, police provincial director said yesterday.

Franco said Tayoba tested negative for gunpowder nitrates, while Gallego was found positive for gunpowder burns, he added.

The results of the tests on Norberto bolstered claims of soldiers that a shootout took place between them and Gallego. A Squire Bingham .38 caliber revolver with three live ammunition and three spent shells allegedly recovered from Gallego, were turned over to the police by the soldiers.

Franco said the families of Gallego and Tayoba claimed they have witnesses to prove that the victims were killed by soldiers, citing also the testimony Anthony Casipong, a civilian who was hit by a stray bullet.

The two detachment commanders, Sgts. Rene Maribao and Artecy Badaran, who led the combined teams of soldiers and CAFGUs who figured in the alleged shootout, were placed under technical arrest and disarmed last week by their superiors. Franco said Tayobo has a pending arrest warrant for robbery with homicide in Quezon City. On the other hand, Gallego, alias Boboy, also had a pending arrest for homicide issued by the San Carlos RTC in 1993. However, the case was temporarily dismissed for failure of the complainant to attend court hearings, the police said.

A certain Elynnel Gallego, alias Amay, a relative of the victims, has a pending case of murder in La Carlota City, and a cash reward of P300,000 has been offered for his arrest, the police said.

The police Crime Laboratory, on the other hand, has not yet issued the result of the ballistics examination on firearms issued to the government troopers and the caliber .38 revolver allegedly used by Gallego.*GPB

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