CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 70-year-old man died after he was attacked and gored by a carabao on Friday afternoon, February 7, 2025 in Barangay Dapdap, Pilar city in Camotes Island.
Police recognized the sufferer as Samuel Contridas, married and a resident of the mentioned place.
In keeping with Police Grasp Sergeant Julius Navarro, desk officer of Pilar Police Station, that the sufferer was gathering firewood within the mountainous a part of the barangay on Friday morning when he was instantly attacked by the carabao.
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Navarro mentioned that the sufferer was gored by the carabao with its horn piercing the outdated man’s abdomen which induced his loss of life.
The useless sufferer was later discovered by family at round 4:50 p.m.
Navarro mentioned that the carabao, who was owned by the sufferer’s neighbor, was tied to a tree within the space when it instantly turned aggressive, nevertheless it broke free when the department of the tree the place it was tied was minimize.
This was as a result of carabao’s aggressive pulling of the rope inflicting the department to interrupt and be minimize from the tree.
“Kining kabaw aggressive ba. Kalit lang gi-attack ang sufferer,” Navarro mentioned.
(The carabao as a result of aggressive. It instantly attacked the sufferer.)
At present, the physique of the sufferer was delivered to a funeral residence.
The household of the sufferer already accepted the loss of life of their kin and now not would need to pursue any authorized motion towards their neighbor.
Nevertheless, the proprietor of the carabao, their neighbor, additionally promised to the household of the sufferer that he’ll assist for the funeral bills of the sufferer.
“Dawat ra man sa pamilya ang nahitabo sa biktima,” he added.
(The household had already accepted the loss of life of the sufferer.)
The carabao was additionally returned to its proprietor.
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