A habal-habal driver hit by fighting cock gaffs died in Sitio Pasil, Brgy. Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Friday, Jan. 31.
Alias “Jaybee”, 22, of Brgy. San Isidro, Calatrava, died after he was hit by the gaffs (razor-sharp steel blades) in his hands and chest.
The victim held the fighting cock but when he was supposed to let it go at a cockfight it moved unsteadily.
He tried to control the fighting cock by hugging it causing the gaffs attached to it to hit his right hand and chest.
The victim died because of severe blood loss as the hospital is far from the area of the incident, the police reported.
The family of the victim believe that there was no foul play involved, the police added.*