Two students of the Mapua Institute of Technology were killed after they were attacked by a group of unidentified men in Intramuros, Manila, on Saturday night.Jose Marie Villareal, 19, of Pasay City, died as he was being treated at the Seaman Hospital while Raymund Gino, 21, of Taguig City, was declared dead on arrival at the Ospital ng Maynila.
Both died from multiple stab wounds.
Police Officer 2 Alfredo Mabutol Jr. of the Manila Police District homicide division said the incident happened at around 9:30 p.m. at the corner of Urdaneta and Gen. Luna Streets in Intramuros.
One of the victims’ companions, Romeo de la Cruz, said they were on their way home after a drinking spree in a restaurant on Magallanes Street when they met a group of men, also MIT students.
The members of the group suddenly attacked them, De la Cruz said, adding that one man suddenly took out a knife and stabbed the two victims before fleeing.
Investigators said that the killing was probably a fraternity-related incident as the victims and their attackers were members of two different fraternity groups.
The two groups, however, were not at odds with each other, the police added.
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