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By JOEY P. NACALABAN
Correspondent .

A carenderia owner was stabbed to death during a cockfighting while he was trying to pacify two cockfighting afficionados fighting over bets in an urban barangay this city.

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The victim was identified as Benjamin Gabuya, 34, resident of Barangay 22.

The stabbing incident happened at about 5 pm, Sunday, where Gabuya succumbed to three stab wounds to the different parts of his body.

Police operatives are now tracking down the suspect identified as Junie Olep alias Jeboy.

Olep, who is a known toughie in the area, has been in and out of Lumbia City Jail for various offenses

According to Wilma, the victim’s wife, the victim only tried to pacify fistfight between a certain Kardo and the suspect when the incident occured.

Igo man lang unta siya namadlong sa away ni Kardo ug ni Jeboy. Unsa na ba hinoon ang ako mang bana maoy gidunggab niya,” Wilma said in between sobs.

The distraught wife added Gabuya was the breadwwinner of the family

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