A Philippine police officer was killed during a raid on an illegal cockfight after a rooster's blade sliced his femoral artery, an official said Tuesday.

Cockfighting is a popular blood sport in the archipelago where money is bet on the outcome of a fight -- often to the death -- between two colourful birds armed with bladed spurs.

It has been banned along with other sporting and cultural events during the coronavirus pandemic to prevent large crowds from gathering and spreading the contagion.

Monday's freak accident in the central province of Northern Samar happened when Lieutenant Christian Bolok picked up a fighting rooster as he gathered evidence of the unlawful event.

Its blade struck his left thigh and he bled to death, provincial police chief Colonel Arnel Apud told AFP.

"It was an unfortunate accident and a piece of bad luck that I cannot explain," Apud said.

"I could not believe it when it was first reported to me. This is the first time in my 25 years as a policeman that I lost a man due to a fighting cock's spur."

Three people were arrested and two fighting roosters seized along with two sets of spurs in the raid in San Jose town where Bolok was the police chief, Apud added.

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Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/police-officer-killed-by-rooster-during-raid-on-manila-cockfight-1.5162852

SS imported Militant birds

mean while couldn't he get quick medical assistance ni

Na this kain death dem go carry you go throw for evil forest.

stupidmod1:
mean while couldn't he get quick medical assistance ni

Injury to the femoral artery is usually 50/50 even in countries with the best emergency response systems. Na to just begin pray if it happens in a shithole like the Philippines

End time rooster

thesicilian:
If he couldn't protect himself against a chicken, then he didn't deserve to be a police officer.

having a cut/being slit on the femoral artery which happens to be one amongst the Major and important arteries in the Body would render you prone to death within minutes and it's not Even the type applying pressure on, the more you apply pressure the more blood keeps pumping out uncontrollably, you'll need an Expert(Doctor) To Help ya out

Same applies to having a cut on the Jugular vein in the neck. it's nearly impossible to survive without immediate Extensive medical attention

The line between life and death is indeed a very thin one. Rip to the poor police officer.

This is what actually killed the man.

Most people commenting above probably didn't even read the post, just the topic, then jumped into conclusion.

How will the chicken be arrested for murder now?

Just imagine been killed by a chicken my God this na shame but RIP to the dead

I'm Still Finding It Very Difficult To Believe Dis Tale. Is It A Kind Of Movie Or What?

Femural artery na no go area o! Almost akin to saying someone slit your throat

This man is very unlucky ...that's a very sad way to die

Fowl kill person
Make that our Christmas fowl no see this news ohh
RIP

Cockfight?
Won tun n fi adiye ja

CoderX:
This is what actually killed the man

Thank you.
I bin dey wonder what a rooster's blade is

Death would always find an excuse though

RIP to him

hmmm....ikan bè

Lol.... The people in heaven ain't gon' believe how this nigger died.

Omo this Chicken nah SARS oooh

Daaayyuuummmmm!!

It's a pity...