ORMOC CITY– A 58-year-old farmer was found dead and already in an advanced state of decomposition inside his farmland early Wednesday morning, November 5, in Barangay San Isidro, this town.
Police identified the victim as alias “Bert,” married, and a resident of Las Navas.
According to the report from the Las Navas Municipal Police Station, the victim’s wife, alias “Mia,” 49, personally went to the police station around 10:30 a.m. to report the incident. She told police that her husband was discovered lifeless on a grassy portion of their farm by a certain “Nico.”
Alias “Mia” said that on Monday, November 3, at around 2:00 a.m., her husband woke up and vomited several times on their balcony. Afterward, he reportedly went downstairs to rest on their hammock but never returned.
The victim’s body was brought to the Las Navas Rural Health Unit for a post-mortem examination. Police said a follow-up investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of death.
(ROBERT DEJON)
