SALLAPADAN, Abra November 12 – A 24-yeard old member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) died after he reportedly hanged himself in a gemelina tree at sitio Mong-ol, barangay Maguypeype here around 6 am Tuesday.
Senior Superintendent Antonio Bartolome, provincial director of the Abra Provincial Police Office, identified the victim as Brandon Maing Habon, 24, single, CAFGU member, based at Sadag, Maguyepyep, Sallapadan, Abra.
Initial police investigation showed the victim reportedly went to sleep in the house of a certain Rogelio Borje in the in the said place and that the house owner was able to see him sleeping when he arrived in their house late Monday evening.
However, the 10-year old son of the house owner was surprised to see the lifeless body of the victim hanging on the gemelina tree in their compound when he woke up the following morning.
The cadaver of the victim was brought to a local hospital awaiting the decision of his relatives on whether or not to subject the same to autopsy to ascertain the case of his untimely demise.