Bukidnon man stabbed by sibling in dawn argument

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A bitter family dispute turned violent Wednesday morning after a 45-year-old man allegedly stabbed his younger brother during a heated argument at Purok 4, Sitio Guan, Barangay Batangan here.

The 40-year-old male victim sustained a stab wound on the left side of his armpit during the altercation.Responding personnel from the Valencia City Police Station (CPS), who received a telephone call about the incident at around 2:40 a.m., discovered that the victim had already been rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.

READ: Woman, sons wounded as family dispute ends in stabbing in PangasinanHe is currently in stable condition.Initial investigations revealed that the brothers had a heated argument.During the dispute, the elder suspect reportedly went home, grabbed a knife, returned to the scene, and attacked his brother.Police arrested the suspect at his residence.He was subsequently brought to the Valencia police station for proper disposition and further investigation.Lt. Col. Hope Mark Orbuda, acting city police chief, has ordered a thorough investigation to determine the motive behind the domestic dispute./coa