Man stabbed dead by co-worker

A MAN was stabbed dead by his co-worker while he was sleeping in their bunkhouse in barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City.

Rolly Alerta, a native of Camotes Island, Cebu, succumbed to a stab wound in the chest.

The suspect, Eric Gonzada, a native of Carcar City, fled after the attack.

The name of the company where the two men worked was not immediately known.

The fatal stabbing happened past 2 a.m. Yesterday. The victim was brought to the the San Vincent Hospital where he later died.

Police said a personal grudge was the motive of the attack.

A few days ago, the two workers figured in a fistfight after they argued. The cause of the fight was work-related, said police./CORRESPONDENT CHITO O. ARAGON