Taxi driver, sinaksak umano matapos tumangging ibigay ang kita sa nangholdap na pasahero
- A 60-year-old taxi driver was injured after a passenger allegedly robbed and stabbed him during a trip in Cebu City
- According to the police investigation cited by Balitanghali, the victim resisted and refused to hand over his earnings
- Authorities arrested the 29-year-old suspect after the wounded driver sought help from a security guard
- Investigators said the passenger admitted to the crime and claimed that financial problems prompted his actions
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A 60-year-old taxi driver was hospitalized after a passenger allegedly stabbed him during a holdup in Cebu City.
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According to GMA’s Balitanghali, the suspect was arrested after the wounded driver managed to ask a security guard for help. Police said the 29-year-old passenger later admitted to the crime.
The incident happened during a trip that turned into a confrontation over the driver’s earnings. Based on the police investigation cited in the broadcast, the passenger declared a holdup while the taxi was on the road.
The driver reportedly resisted and refused to surrender his money. When the suspect tried to get out of the vehicle, the victim locked the taxi’s door.
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It was at that point that the passenger allegedly attacked him with a knife.
Describing that moment, the report stated, “Nang subukang lumabas ng suspect sa taxi, ni-lock ng driver ang pinto.”
Despite his injuries, the driver was able to seek assistance from a security guard. The broadcast said the suspect was subsequently caught.
The victim was brought to a hospital for treatment of wounds that Balitanghali described as injuries to his arm.
Additional local reporting placed the incident near the Bagsakan area along South Road Properties in Barangay Mambaling. It happened at around 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, according to Brigada News. Brigada News
Bombo Radyo Cebu, citing information from Mambaling Police Station 11, reported that the passenger boarded the taxi near a bakery in Alumnos, Barangay Basak San Nicolas. He allegedly directed the driver toward Bagsakan before declaring the holdup near a bridge.
Meanwhile, the suspect’s explanation to police was also included in the Balitanghali report. Authorities said he admitted to the crime and attributed his actions to money problems.
The broadcast stated that he “sinabing nagawa niya ang krimen dahil sa problema sa pera.”
Police were still looking into whether anyone else may have helped plan the robbery, according to Brigada News. Investigators were also checking the suspect’s possible criminal history while preparing the appropriate charges. Neither point had been established as a finding in that report. Brigada News
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In another report, a Cebu City business owner allegedly lost around ₱3 million worth of cash and valuables after a household helper left the house and failed to return. According to a report on GMA’s Balitanghali, the female helper told her employer that she was going out to buy cellphone load. However, what was supposed to be a short errand was followed by the discovery that money and valuable belongings were missing.
Recently, a 73-year-old woman lost nearly ₱500,000 in cash and jewelry after receiving a phone call claiming that her daughter had figured in a fatal accident in Manila. According to Jomer Apresto’s report on GMA’s Balitanghali, the incident happened on Valenzuela Extension in Sta. Mesa shortly after noon on Tuesday. Authorities were investigating it as a suspected “dugo-dugo” scam.
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