The Bloody Wednesday, June 29

June 29, 2005 will remain in the history of Aklan as a bloody day. Aklan’s schools division superintendent Dr. Arthur S. Juada was brutally killed, Aklan Consultant on Coastal Resource Management Kai Kulhman was shot and wounded, his wife Maria Kulman was also shot and killed in a fishfarm in Cabugao, Batan and the jailbreak of two inmates wounding three jail guards before they escaped at Aklan Rehabilitation Center, Nalook, Kalibo.
Dr. Arthur Juada was brutally killed by still unknown assailant at about past 8:00 o’clock in the morning on Wednesday, June 29.
He died of 26 stab wounds in room No. 216 at Puntal Villa Beach Resort Arevalo, Iloilo City. Dr. Juada was last seen eating his breakfast at about 6:30 A.M. that day. At past 8:00 A.M. the room boy of the hotel saw a dead body sprawled inside room 216 which was later identified as that of Dr. Juada. According to the police, Dr. Juada died of 26 stab wounds. His dead body lay naked on the floor, between the two beds in his room. His cellphone, watch and other jewelries were missing. His wallet was recovered but empty of any amount of money.
His death until this writing remains a mystery. The police are still trying to establish the motive of the killing and who killed Dr. Juada.
Dr. Juada was in Iloilo City to attend the Early Child Care Development Seminar sponsored by DSWD and DepEd.
In Cabugao Batan, Aklan, a German national Kay Kulman was shot and wounded while his wife Maria Paz Kulman instantly died of gun shots. The shooting happened in midday in a fishfarm.
The suspect Mr. Rogelio Torralba voluntarily surrendered to the police in the afternoon of the same day. He is from Dumangas, Iloilo and now residing in Cabugao, Batan.
In the Aklan Rehabilitation Center, Nalook, Kalibo, Aklan, two inmates escaped at about 6:30 P.M. on Wednesday, June 29. Inmates Saldy Magaslang and Gari Sultan forcedly went out of Cell No. 3, went to the guard house and shot the guards on duty before they climbed the jail fence and vanished in the dark. They also lobbed a fermentation grenade which did not explode.
Jail Guard Ramy Fernandez suffered a wound on the left side of his body. Jail Guard Edgar Bonifacio was wounded at the back of his body and left arm and Jail Guard Raul Silverio was wounded on his hip. The guard were unable to return fire.
The escapes took place just after dinner. Inmate Nolly Nabor was out of the cell. When he entered it, the two: Gari Sultan and Saldy Magaslang instantly went out. The police are still haunting for the two jail escapees. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com