20-year-old student dead after stabbing in Batangas; suspect at large

MANILA, Philippines — A 20-year-old college student from Lipa, Batangas was killed by stabbing last week.

The unidentified male suspect is at large, according to the spot report obtained by the Inquirer from the Lipa Component City Police Station.

The police said they received a report that the victim was found lying along the road of Purok 7 in Brgy. Pinagtong-ulan in Lipa City, Batangas last October 14. 

The young woman was identified as Jazmine Iya Martinez.

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As barangay public safety officers arrived in the area, they found Martinez bleeding from injuries she sustained. 

“The victim was immediately transported to Metro San Jose Medical Center for medical attention, where it was subsequently determined that she had sustained several stab wounds on different parts of her body,” the report said. 

However, Martinez was declared dead on arrival by her attending physician. 

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Meanwhile, PNP spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co said in a separate report that the suspect was riding a motorcycle resembling a Suzuki Raider unit.

The culprit was wearing a cap, balaclava mask, T-shirt and pants. 

As the suspect was still at large, Co noted that police are currently reviewing closed-circuit television footage to identify and arrest the suspect.

He added that the police also launched an investigation into the incident. /apl