78-year-old man found dead inside hut in Occidental Mindoro town

CALAPAN CITY — Police are investigating the death of a 78-year-old man whose body was found inside his hut in Sitio Mamara, Barangay Cabacao, in the Occidental Mindoro town of  Abra de Ilog on Tuesday morning.

The elderly victim was discovered by his nephew at 9:30 a.m. after he failed to show up at their house for breakfast, as was his usual routine, the Abra de Ilog Municipal Police Station said. 

The nephew proceeded to the hut where his uncle usually slept. After repeatedly calling out to him and receiving no response, he opened the door and found the man dead.

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Responding police officers noticed wounds apparently caused by a sharp object on the victim’s right thigh during their initial examination.

Police personnel, including an investigator and intelligence officers, immediately proceeded to the area after receiving information from the barangay chairperson.

The Abra de Ilog police have requested assistance from the Occidental Mindoro Provincial Forensic Unit to conduct a Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) and forensic examination to gather additional evidence and help establish the cause and circumstances of the man’s death.

The police said follow-up operations and investigations were ongoing to determine what happened and identify those responsible, if any.

Authorities also appealed to residents with information that could help solve the case to coordinate with the nearest police station./coa