A man who was playing billiards in Consolacion town, north Cebu was bashed with a sledgehammer on the head.

The incident happened at around 11 p.m. on May 17, 2025.

The victim was identified to be a 34-year-old resident of Barangay Tugbungan, Consolacion.

However, Police Lt. Harren Ralph Dunton, deputy chief for operations of the Consolacion Police Station, said that the incident was reported to the police at around 11 a.m. on May 18, 2025.

According to Dunton, the suspect has already fled by the time they received the report.

It was learned that the suspect is from the Province of Negros Oriental.

The police cited that not many persons in the said barangay know the suspect.

As of this writing, the victim underwent a medical procedure.

The victim and the suspect were playing billiards prior to the incident. A heated argument in relation to a game led reportedly to the bashing. 

The security guard of the billiards hall was not around when the incident happened.

(via Albert Aballe/GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak)