Mob mauls robber who stabbed UST stude, ‘tanod’
A robber ended up black and blue and behind bars after he stabbed and wounded a 21-year-old University of Santo Tomas graduate and the barangay tanod (village watchman) who came to the victim’s aid. Angry bystanders ganged up on Ryan San Pedro, a 22-year-old resident of Balut, Tondo, after he stabbed Jayson Apura and Rogelio Sales on Jose Abad Santos Avenue in Manila around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Earlier, San Pedro and a cohort identified only as Anot approached Apura who was on his way to Tutuban Mall to buy a gift for his father. At knife-point, they ordered him to turn over all of his valuables and when Apura refused, San Pedro stabbed him and then Sales when he tried to help the victim. A group of bystanders, however, noticed the commotion and chased San Pedro and beat him up as Anot escaped. Police Officer 3 Romeo Fajardo of the Manila Police District Station 2 said that Apura had been jailed several times for robbery although he always managed to post bail.—Jaymee T. Gamil
Cops catch houseboy accused of killing master
The police have caught up with the houseboy accused of killing and robbing his female employer, Carlota Amio, in Quezon City last Sunday. Chief Superintendent Mario de la Vega, Quezon City Police District director, said that Jeny Ugacho, also known as Bingot, was arrested Monday night in a PP Transport bus bound for Samar province at a checkpoint in Sorsogon province. Found in his possession were the victim’s valuables, including an iPod, four cell phones, laptop computer and an undetermined amount of cash. The police said they found Ugacho through his uncle who told them that the suspect had contacted him.—Nancy C. Carvajal