Man wounds cop with kitchen knife in 笔补谤补帽补辩耻别 City
MANILA, Philippines — A man struck a police officer in the head and chest with a kitchen knife during an incident in Parañaque City.
The incident took place after Staff Sgt. Carlo Navarro and other law enforcement officers responded to a report of a public disturbance along Creek Drive 1, Valley 8 on Friday morning, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a statement on Saturday.
Navarro, the PNP said, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital and after receiving proper care, he is now in stable condition and recovering at home.
The PNP detailed that upon confronting the suspect, the latter suddenly drew a kitchen knife and launched a brutal attack, striking PSSg Navarro in the head and chest,” the PNP detailed.
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The other officers managed to restrain the suspect and take him into police custody.
The PNP further said the suspect will face a complaint for alarms and scandals, direct assault, attempted murder, and illegal possession of bladed, pointed or blunt weapons before the Parañaque City Prosecutor’s Office. /cb
