Woman's body found in box dumped on Cebu City roadside
Published Jul 17, 2023 09:37 am
CEBU CITY – The body of a woman was found stuffed in a box that was dumped by the road in Barangay Tisa here on Monday afternoon, July 17.
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A SCENE-of-the-Crime Operative examines a box that contained the body of a woman in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on Monday, July 17. (Contributed photo) A street sweeper identified as Celso Palomares said he already spotted the box around 8 a.m. on his way to work. Palomares ignored the box the first time he saw it. The street sweeper said the box was still in the same spot when he passed by the area again past 1 p.m. He finally checked the box and was shocked to see that it contained a dead person. Palomares then sought help from a barangay tanod (watchman). Police confirmed that the dead person was a woman. Police said the victim was wrapped with a white blanket and her arms tied with a rubber and an aluminum wire. There were also indications that the woman’s face was bashed with a hard object. Barangay Tisa Chairman Ringo Pacaña said it was possible that the woman was killed somewhere and dumped in the area. Pacaña said the victim could not be a resident of Tisa as they did not receive a report of a missing person in their area. The body was taken to a funeral parlor. Police Major Angelito Valleser, chief of the Labangon Police Station, called on those who have missing relatives to visit the police station to possibly identify the body.
A SCENE-of-the-Crime Operative examines a box that contained the body of a woman in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on Monday, July 17. (Contributed photo) A street sweeper identified as Celso Palomares said he already spotted the box around 8 a.m. on his way to work. Palomares ignored the box the first time he saw it. The street sweeper said the box was still in the same spot when he passed by the area again past 1 p.m. He finally checked the box and was shocked to see that it contained a dead person. Palomares then sought help from a barangay tanod (watchman). Police confirmed that the dead person was a woman. Police said the victim was wrapped with a white blanket and her arms tied with a rubber and an aluminum wire. There were also indications that the woman’s face was bashed with a hard object. Barangay Tisa Chairman Ringo Pacaña said it was possible that the woman was killed somewhere and dumped in the area. Pacaña said the victim could not be a resident of Tisa as they did not receive a report of a missing person in their area. The body was taken to a funeral parlor. Police Major Angelito Valleser, chief of the Labangon Police Station, called on those who have missing relatives to visit the police station to possibly identify the body.