Police Files

WOMAN SURVIVES BOLO ATTACK

A 52-YEAR-OLD old woman was hacked several times by her brother-in-law in barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City.

Susana Saludaga, a clean and green job-order employee of the city, survived the attack despite sustaining hack hounds in her body.

The attacker, Exederio Lucero, 70, surrendered to the authorities after the incident.

Police said Lucero was confronted yesterday morning by the victim’s daughter for cutting a clothesline and banana tree owned by the Saludagas.

During the confrontation, Lucero took a bolo and tried to attack the victim’s daughter.

The woman ran to their house where Lucero saw Saludaga cleaning their backyard.

The suspect turned his anger on Saludaga and hacked her repeatedly.

The suspect fled after the attack, while the victim was rushed by neighbors to the Mactan Doctors’ Hospital.

The suspect later surrendered to Dianito Dumaguing, chief tanod of the barangay, and was turned over to the police.

Police said Lucero was an ex-convict. He was jailed at the national penitentiary in 1972 for a murder case before he was given a presidential pardon.

Lucero was not in good terms with his in-laws due to land dispute, said police./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA

MAN HURT 5-VEHICLE SMASH-UP

A 10-WHEELER-TRUCK that lost its brakes rammed into five vehicles that stopped for the red light at the South Road Properties (SRP), barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, yesterday morning.

One person was seriously injured in the accident, which hampered traffic flow in the area for about 30 minutes.

Rodasiano Barliso, driver of the truck, said the vehicle’s brakes malfunctioned when he was about to stop at the back of the other vehicles.

Damaged were a Toyota Hi-Lux (SJW-737) driven by Julito Lazarte, 45, of Banawa, Cebu City; Toyota Tamaraw Fx (GFD-611) driven by Propoto Flores, 57, of Springwood Minglanilla town; Mazda car (GDG-510) driven by Duang Alalin of Bulacao, Cebu City and Suzuki multicab (JOG-578) driven by James Philip Maranga of Tungkil, Minglanilla.

Ruby Alalin who was in the Mazda car driven by her husband was brought to Talisay City District Hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Cebu City.

A Temporary Operators Permit (TOP) was issued to Barliso and was released after the involved parties agreed to settle the matter amicably./CORRESPONDENT GABRIEL C. BONJOC