First responders from Cebu City attend to a taxi driver who was reportedly stabbed multiple times by still unidentified robbers at past 5 p.m. in Nivel Hills, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City on Maundy Thursday, April 14. | Photos from Cebu City EMS
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another robbery targeting taxi drivers took place in Metro Cebu on Maundy Thursday, April 14.
Off-duty first responders from Cebu City attended to a taxi driver who was left bleeding helplessly along the highway in Nivel Hills, Barangay Lahug after still unidentified assailants attacked him and stole his vehicle past 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Based on initial reports from the city’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the victim, whose identity is still being verified as of this writing, sustained multiple stab wounds on his body – on his chest, shoulder, arm, and sternum.
The suspects also stole his taxi.
This is the second robbery involving taxi drivers reported in Metro Cebu within a span of two days.
Last Tuesday, April 12, a taxi driver was attacked by robbers in a secluded area in San Fernando town, south Cebu.
The perpetrators stole the driver’s income worth at least P1,000, and even slit his tongue.
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