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MANILA, KOMPAS.com – A rooster is known to have killed a police officer in a raid in an illegal cockfight in the North Samar province, Philippines.
Lt. Christine Bolok was struck by a rooster’s spur, a razor-sharp steel blade that is usually attached to the leg of a fighting rooster.
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Launching BBC On Wednesday (10/28/2020), the knife sliced through Bolok’s left thigh, precisely severing his femoral artery. He was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
In fact, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine government implemented a policy to ban cockfighting.
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According to the government news agency The Philippines News Agency (PNA), before the coronavirus pandemic, cockfighting was only allowed in specially licensed venues, and could only be held on Sundays and official holidays, as well as during local festivals, which lasted a maximum of 3 days.
Provincial Police Chief Colonel Arnel Apud told the news agency AFP that Bolok’s accident was “bad luck”, and called it “bad luck that I cannot explain”.
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“I couldn’t believe it when I received the report for the first time. This is the first time in my 25 years as a police officer that I have lost a man to fighting cock spurs,” Apud said.
The police chief also sent “deepest condolences” to the families of the victims, he said. PNA.
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Three people were arrested and 7 fighting cocks, two sets of spurs and 550 Philippine pesos (Rp. 166,466) were confiscated, reports PNA.
Meanwhile, there are still 3 suspects at large.
Cockfighting is very popular in the Philippines, usually attracting a large number of people betting on the outcome of the cockfighting.
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