Escaping thief suspect pierced with iron slab
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A thief suspect was writhing in pain after he was caught on top of a gate early morning yesterday at Brgy. Fatima, Jaro, Iloilo City.
Rommel Abelo, 40, of Zone 3, Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City, could not hide his pain after the gate’s iron slab pierced through his thigh.
At around 4:45 a.m., a boarder at the house owned by Segundo Camba claimed that she saw the suspect fidgeting in pain as he tried to balance his body, so as he won’t fall to the ground.
“Nagasinggitan siya nga daw nasakitan siya. Ginbuksan ko ang bintana, amo to nga nakit-an ko siya daw sa babaw sang gate,” the boarder said.
When he was frisked, police investigators saw a plastic containing some jewelries and cash of around P5,000.
Literally dripping in sweat and blood, the suspect claimed that he was “just looking” when asked for the reason of his presence inside Camba’s house.
It was surmised that Abelo just had burglarized the house and was on his way to escape when his thigh caught the arrowed iron wedge.
It took around an hour for some residents to cut the iron slab and later brought the suspect to West Visayas State University Medical Center.