ORMOC CITY– A housewife was wounded after a neighbor attacked her in a dispute over an electric connection on Sunday, on Sunday, October 20, at around 7:30 pm in Barangay Looc, Cabucgayan, Biliran.
The victim, identified only as alias “Rose,” 26, lives with her common-law husband and is currently unemployed. The suspect, alias “Pidong,” 50, is a fisherman and also a resident of Looc.
According to local police reports, the incident occurred after Rose cut off the suspect’s illegal electric connection to her house in order to determine her own electricity usage.
Upon realizing that his power supply had been disconnected, Pidong went to Rose’s house and, without hesitation, attacked her with a scythe, or ‘garab’ in local parlance.
Rose sustained a wound to her right eyelid and was immediately taken to the Cabucgayan Rural Health Unit for medical treatment.
The police arrested Pidong following the incident and took him into custody at the Cabucgayan Municipal Police Station for further investigation and proper disposition. (ROBERT DEJON)
