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Christian Bolok was killed during a raid in an illegal cockfight.
The chief of police in a Philippine city was killed during a raid in an illegal cockfight when he bled to death after a sharp metal blade from one of the roosters cut an artery in his leg, authorities said this week .
The bizarre accident that killed San José Police Lieutenant Chief Christian Bolok occurred Monday in the village of Madugang, in the northern province of Samar. Police in the central province have cracked down on illegal cockfighting, as the gatherings have been blamed for helping spread the coronavirus.
Bolok, who was in his 30s, was trying to grab a rooster when one of his grappling hooks, small steel blades attached to a rooster’s feet, cut an open wound in his left leg and struck his femoral artery, the governor said. provincial Edwin Ongchuan. .
“I was trying to confiscate the roosters, but the problem was that the rooster leaf could have been mixed with poison,” Ongchuan told The Associated Press by phone.
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A sharp razor is attached to a rooster in a cockfight in the Philippines.
He added that Bolok or his colleagues tried to stop the blood loss by tying a cloth around his leg like a tourniquet, but they may have applied it in the wrong place.
Police arrested three farmers who had neem participating in illegal gambling and were looking for three others. Police seized seven roosters, a pair of hooks and 550 pesos (NZ $ 17) in cash, according to a police report.
Ongchuan and his local government praised Bolok’s dedication and determination to enforce safeguards to combat coronavirus infections in North Samar. Ongchuan provided financial assistance to Bolok’s family, authorities said.
“We mourn with our provincial police for the loss of such a committed and selfless officer whose application of our community quarantine regulations has cost him his life,” Ongchuan said in a statement.
Cockfighting is a popular pastime and gambling sport in many rural areas of the Philippines. Some are licensed and legal, but many others are illegal. However, all of these events are currently prohibited as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus.
The Philippines has recorded more than 375,000 infections since the pandemic began, the second highest in Southeast Asia, and at least 7,114 deaths.
