Female Dead Body Found

MAHAYAG, Zamboanga del Sur (Sept. 4, 2018) - A female dead body found lying at the rice field of Purok 6, Barangay Boniao, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur.

PNP elements of Mahayag MPS proceeded to the reported place and explicitly saw one female personality lying lifeless at the rice field sustained serious hacking injuries on her left face and left arm resulting to her sudden death. The victim was positively identified by his son Jessie Maglinte Aplaca as Perla Maglinte Aplaca, 64 years old, widow, farm laborer, a resident of Purok 3, Barangay Manguiles, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur.

Investigation conducted by Mahayag MPS disclosed that on September 1, 2018 at around 5:00 PM, the victim together with his son Jessie Aplaca with live-in partner Miraflor were at the videoke house owned by Afredo Caliso situated at Purok 6, Barangay Boniao, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur.

Thereat, the victim and Afredo Caliso were drinking liquor (Kulafu) while victim son Jessie Aplaca and live in-partner singing at the videoke. At around 5:30 P.M., of same date (September 1, 2018) victim brother in law identified as Loreto Panoy Aplaca arrived to said videoke house and minutes later victim nephew identified as Tammy Caliso Lomo also arrived and therein victim, Alfredo Caliso, Loreto Aplaca and Tammy Lomo were having a drinking session.

That at around 7:00 P.M., of same date (September 1, 2018) victim son Jessie Aplaca and live-in partner went home while the victim together with Alfredo Caliso, Loreto Aplaca and Tammy Lomo continued their drinking session.

At around 7:30 P.M., of same date (September 1, 2018) Tammy Lomo asked to go home first and minute’s later victim also went home. At around 5:45 A.M., September 2, 2018 while Mr. Errol Majorenos walking at the ricefield area of Purok 6, Barangay Boniao, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur, he saw the aforesaid victim lying at the rice field and immediately called the aforesaid barangay captain.

The Mahayag MPS is now conducting thorough investigation for possible identification and apprehension of the suspect. However, Mahayag MPS is now submitting to the Provincial Crime Laboratory Office, Camp Abelon, Pagadian City for cross matching examination of a Maroon Jacket believed to be having a blood stain from the alleged suspect and the t-shirts of the victim containing blood sample.

Motive of the incident is yet to be determined. The investigator is P02 Ariel U Saloma with CP # 09120991246.