Stabber of Mt Prov mayor being traced

PARACELIS, Mountain Province – The assailant of the mayor of this town who was stabbed repeatedly afternoon of Oct. 10 in Santiago City has not yet been found.

Avelino Amangyen was resting in his car parked near a bank in the city when the unidentified man opened the door and stabbed him several times.

Amangyen who was taken to a hospital in critical condition for treatment is still recuperating.

Police said they were still trying to know motive of the attack was robbery, politics or business deals and have launched a manhunt for the perpetrator.

Concerned citizens of Paracelis have urged police to make a speedy and exhaustive investigation so it would be known if the mayor’s assailant was acting on his own or was ordered by a mastermind to carry out the crime.