ORMOC CITY-A man who was reportedly abducted at their house in Tacloban City was later found dead in Capoocan town, Leyte on Sunday (March 19).

The body of man, Jaime Noble, Jr., was identified by his wife, Liezel, who called his mobile phone while his remains were being processed by the members of the scene of the crime operatives in sitio Marag-ing, Barangay Lemon, Capoocan town.

The police learned on the dead body of Noble when Lemon village chairperson Elvera Blorecia called their office.

The police, who responded, immediately, saw three empty shells of still unknown caliber at the scene of the crime, Major Herbert Prias, Capoocan police chief.

Major Prias said that while the forensic team was processing the crime scene, the cellular phone recovered from the victim rang and it was the wife of the victim identified as Liezel who he said was so worried about her husband who was taken from their house in Tacloban City earlier that day.

The wife said that her husband, who worked as a mechanic, was forcibly taken by a person at their house in Brgy Bagacay Tacloban City. (ROBERT DEJON)