A 24-YEAR-OLD man was injured when he fought off a thief in barangay Cogon Ramos, Cebu City, at dawn yesterday.
Jack Daniel Ombio sustained stab wounds in the body.
Police said Ombio was waiting for a ride home on Pelaex Extension Street when a man tried to grab his clutch bag.
Ombio resisted.
During the scuffle, the thief drew a knife and stabbed Ombio then fled empty-handed.
A wounded Ombio went to Camp Sergio Osmeña in Osmeña Boulevard and sought help from the police.
He was taken to a private hospital in Cebu City.
Police said Ombio failed to describe the face of the thief since the area where the incident happened was dark. CORRESPONDENT RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL
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