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By Dennis Carcamo
(philstar.com) Updated June 13, 2011 08:54 AM
MANILA, Philippines - A television director was seriously wounded after being stabbed several times by his male companion inside their rented house in Quezon City, before dawn today.
Police identified the victim as Ricardo "Ricky" Rivero, a director of TV shows in ABS-CBN.
Police Officer 3 Antonio Torente of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Rivero was rushed to the Philippine Heart Center due to multiple stab wounds he sustained during the attack.
The victim told the police investigator that he and his male companion, 22-year-old Allan Ivan Ruiz, had a fight last night inside their house in Barangay Pingkian.
Rivero said he was already asleep and was roused around 3 a.m. when he felt Ruiz stabbing him with a knife.
Radio reports said that the TV director's male companion had already left their rented house, but returned and attempted to clean the crime scene.
Barangay officials and policemen caught the suspect inside the rented apartment.