A BODY of a man was found in a river in Sitio Caduldulan, Barangay Mangga, Tuburan town, northwest Cebu, on Thursday afternoon, June 6, 2024.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Hife, chief of the Tuburan Police Station, an investigation is ongoing to identify the person since nobody in the area recognized him.
The victim, who was thought to be in his 30s and had tattoos on his body, had packing tape wrapped around his head and both legs.
He was around 5'4” tall, with black hair, and was sporting an Adidas sweater.
Councilor Jandere Flores of Barangay Mangga contacted the police initially after finding a body in the river in Sitio Kaduldulan.
The police examined the victim's body and found no stab or gunshot wounds, but they did uncover bruises on the stomach, which were thought to be from beatings.
Hife thought the guy was only dumped into the river and not killed there.
"Mag conduct pa mi og lawom nga imbestigasyon. Ang una natong butahon ang pag-identify nato ning tawhana, ug taga asa ni siya dapita ug didto atong interviewhon ang mga tagtungod," said Hife.
(We'll deepen our investigation. We'll start by figuring out who this person is and where he's from, after which we'll start our inquiry and speak with his relatives.)
Hife invited the people in Tuburan and nearby towns and whose loved ones have not gone back to their homes to come to the police station and see the dead. (AYB, TPT)