Helper stabbed in rob try

A 58-YEAR-OLD female stay-in helper was stabbed by a man who tried to rob her in barangay Kalawisan, Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday afternoon.

Lolita Segara, 58, was wounded in the right arm and back.

Police said Segara was tending a store in sitio Lato when the man arrived.

Police said the man suddenly grabbed the victim’s hand, pointed a knife at her and declared a hold-up.

Segara shouted for help. This prompted the robber to stab her and ran off.

The woman was brought to the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital. She was later transferred to Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City.

Police conducted a hot-pursuit operation but failed to locate the culprit./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA