Japanese robbed of P20,000 in Cebu; fights back, gets hurt

By Ronron
April 22, 2005

A 63-year-old Japanese national was robbed last March 31 by an unidentified local in Cebu City but gets hurt after fighting back.

According to the report at the Cebu City Police Office, Eiji Suda, a resident of Burawin, Leyte, was waiting for a taxicab at the back of SM City Cebu at around 10:30 pm at the North Reclamation Area (NRA) when the hold-upper struck.

Suda, who hails from Tokyo, Japan, fought back at the suspect after the latter showed up and pointed a gun at him. He told investigators that he tried to perform judo against the suspect but was overpowered and even lost his P20,000 cash.

As a result of the brief scuffle, the Japanese sustained a sprained right forearm. The suspect, meanwhile, ran away with his loot.

Suda was reportedly trying to find a KTV bar in Cebu City prior to the attack. The driver of the cab he hired however could not understand the place he was specifying.

Police investigator SPO1 Genilo Beraque said Suda was first brought to Infinity KTV on Archbishop Avenue, Cebu City, then at Arena KTV at the NRA. But both were not the ones Suda was specifying. That was why the driver dropped him off at SM City.

Suda just arrived that afternoon from Leyte. He reportedly has a family there, and only went to Cebu City for leisure.

After the incident, Suda was rushed to the Cebu Doctors’ Hospital where he was treated and confined./DMS