3 students stab hack each other in Paracelis

PARACELIS, Mountain Province – A heated argument among students here at a videoke bat at Poblacion led to a bloody stabbing and hacking incident which left three seriously injured on Monday around 6 p.m. 

A police report said the incident happened at Junction, Dagawe,  wherein the victims were identified as Devon Bunong Danggalan, 18, Grade 10 student and Clever Cailin Nafortek, 19, ALS student, while the suspect was identified as Garry Bayadang Madarang, 15, Grade 9 student.

Investigation disclosed all had a heated argument but were pacified by their companions.

Madarang left Danggalan and Nafortek at the bar and went to Junction. Minutes later, the two Danggalan and Nafortek followed Madarang. Nafortek hit him on his face prompting Madarang to to stab Nafortek in his right chest and right arm.

Danggalan went near the suspect and tried to hit him but he was stabbed by Madarang in his back and left arm. Danggalan ran to unknown direction and returned with a bolo and hacked Madarang on his buttocks and chest. All were rushed by a concerned citizen to Paracelis District Hospital but Nafortek and Danggalan were referred to Southern Isabela General Hospital in Santiago City due to severe injuries. Madarang was still confined at PDH a press time.