Girl found dead inside uncle’s house; 2 suspects arrested

The house where the 10-year-old girl was found dead in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, January 4. (Photo courtesy of Frances Doren Balboa of Bombo Radyo Bacolod)
The house where the 10-year-old girl was found dead in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, January 4. (Photo courtesy of Frances Doren Balboa of Bombo Radyo Bacolod)

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl was found dead, her body hogtied and stuffed in a basin, inside her uncle's house in Barangay 14B, Talisay City, Negros Occidental Friday night, January 4.

Grade 3 student Marchela Sayo failed to go home after she was asked to get the results of the small town lottery from a nearby house.

Worried, her family and neighbors went looking for her at the neighborhood. One of the houses they checked was that of the victim's uncle, which is few meters away from the girl's residence.

The girl's body -- hogtied, face covered with plastic -- was found in a basin under the sink.

The victim's family and neighbors initially did not see the girl, as she was covered with a basin.

In a follow-up operation, two suspects -- a 17-year-old boy and his 20-year-old brother -- were arrested, said Talisay City Police Chief Boots Aseo.

Aseo said the suspects denied the accusations but they were the only ones at the house when the body was found. The 17-year-old boy was the caretaker of the house.

The police are still waiting for autopsy result to determine the cause of the victim's death and if she was raped.

Investigation is ongoing.

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