A PUBLIC school official escaped a slay try while a teacher, tagged as the suspect, was arrested in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police said Sunday.
Senior Superintendent Sofronio Ecaldre, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said the incident occurred around 5 p.m., Saturday, at Purok 2 in the village of Happy Valley, Tambulig town.
Police said the suspect, Stibben Unito alias Benjie, 35, a teacher of Fabian Elementary School threw a grenade at the residence of Anafer Ahito, 48, who is the principal of the same school.
Ecaldre said Ahito was unscathed since the grenade landed and exploded at the lawn of Ahito’s residence. His neighbor’s residence however was damaged.
He said the suspect was arrested in a follow-up operation following witnesses’ account that it was him who tossed the hand grenade.
The suspect is now detained while appropriate charges are set to be filed against him in court. (SunStar Philippines)