Grade 10 student stabbed 60 times in Baguio City

Cordillera Region - Authorities are now in a manhunt to capture the suspects in the brutal killing of a young student in Baguio City.

The victim was a Grade 10 student of the Pines City National High School (PCNHS) who sustained 60 stabs on the different parts of his body after he was robbed.

The incident happened along Labsan Street, Kayang Extension early Tuesday morning when the victim was on his way to school.

Authorities said three unidentified knife-wielding suspects allegedly took the victim's cellphone, tablet and cash worth P200.

Police investigators showed the victim was stabbed 40 times on his neck using an ice pick and 20 times on the different parts of the body.

The victim was rushed to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) but was declared dead on arrival due to heavy blood loss.