A construction worker was stabbed and wounded by his cousin following a heated argument in a drinking session in barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City, yesterday dawn.
Jomar Aying, 24, succumbed to a stab wound in the back.
Police identified the suspect as Raymond Aying, 22, who fled after the incident.
Police said the two men were drinking when they figured in a argument. The cause of the argument was not immediately known.
Police said while they were arguing, Raymond drew a knife and stabbed the victim.
The victim was brought to Lapu-Lapu City District hospital then transferred to Don Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City.
Operation to arrest the suspect is ongoing./REPORTER JUCELL MARIE P. CUYOS
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