A man known as “Tatay” was stabbed to death on Saturday morning, June 8, by a certain Joseph Fernandez, who reportedly had a personal grudge with the victim. CDND PHOTO / Benjie Talisic
Vendors, who usually hire Tatay, to pay for his sweeping task, said they do not know where Tatay lives or where his family is. No one in the area said that Tatay is an ill-tempered person or that he was involved in the illegal drug trade. Police Senior Master Sergeant Dario Manatad, the case investigator from Waterfront Police Station, said the victim was already dead when personnel from the Cebu City Government’s Emergency Medical Services arrived at the crime scene.Manatad said witnesses saw Fernandez walking up to the victim and stabbed him on the stomach and then stabbed the victim twice.He tried to fled the scene on board a motorcycle driven by another person.