Philippines local police chief killed by fighting cockerel
by Associated Press in Manila from World news | The Guardian on (#59MNN)
Officer was taking part in raid on cockfights when one of the birds severed his femoral artery
The police chief of a Philippine town has been killed during a raid on an illegal cockfight when one of the razor-sharp metal blades worn by the birds cut an artery in his leg and he bled to death.
The incident took place on Monday in Madugang village in Northern Samar province, where police have been cracking down on illegal cockfights because the gatherings have been blamed for helping to spread coronavirus.
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