Woman Suffers Stab Wound During Robbery Incident in Taytay, Rizal
A 29-year-old woman was injured after being stabbed by a man who held her up while she was walking along the Samagta Floodway in Taytay, Rizal.
On early Monday morning (July 7, 2025), a female call center agent, was on her way home from work around 5 a.m. when she was approached by a man who declared a robbery. As she resisted, the suspect pulled out an ice pick and stabbed her in the chest and other parts of her body.
“‘Yung ating biktima, galing siya sa trabaho, isa siyang call center agent. So nu’ng dumating siya dito sa may bandang floodway, nilapitan siya nitong ating suspek at nagdeklara ng hold up. And then nu’ng nagpumiglas yung ating victim, doon niya na inundayan ng saksak gamit ‘yung ice pick,” Taytay Police Lieutenant Colonel Marlo Solero said.
The suspect took her cellphone and fled, leaving her wounded. She was rushed to the hospital and is now recovering from her injuries.
Taytay Police quickly identified and located the suspect, known by the alias “JR” with the help of CCTV footage. He was arrested in a follow-up operation at his home in Barangay Muzon. Authorities also recovered the stolen cellphone from his possession.
“Na-trace natin, nakakita natin sa CCTV ‘yung mukha ng suspek. At ‘yun nga, nakuha, nahuli ng ating mga operatiba ‘yung suspek doon sa Barangay Muzon. And then na-recover din sa possession niya ‘yung mismong cellphone na tinangay niya doon sa victim,” Solero said.
The suspect admitted to the crime and claimed he did it out of desperation. He said he planned to sell the phone to pay for his family’s needs, including rent and expenses for his three-month-old baby. He also said he threw the ice pick into a river after the incident.
According to police records, the suspect had previously been jailed for robbery and illegal gambling. He is now facing charges of robbery with frustrated homicide.
As of this writing, the victim’s family has not yet released a statement.
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