A CONSTRUCTION worker was stabbed dead by his cousin after they argued in a drinking session in barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City.
Nole Garing succumbed to a stab wound in the left armpit.
The suspect, Danilo Garing, 35, also a construction worker, was arrested after the incident.
Police said the two cousins had a drinking session on Sunday night. After they consumed a bottle of rhum, Nole decided to go home.
Danilo asked his cousin to stay back so they could finish one more bottle.
Nole insisted on going home since he had to work the next day. Nole’s refusal to stay sparked an argument.
The victim left the suspect and went home.
Police said Nole went out of his house to relieve himself at 8:40 p.m. when he was attacked by the suspect.
Danilo fled and left Nole slumped on the ground.
Neighbors and relatives brought Nole to a hospital but did not make it alive.
Police later arrested Danilo near his house.
A murder case will be filed against the suspect, police said./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA