PARACELIS, Mountain Province – A 40-year old mentally-ill farmer died after he was shot to death by still unidentified assailants in a farm at sitio Camcam, Palitud, here, recently.
Police authorities identified the fatality as Benigno Mejia Manuel, 40, married, farmer, and a resident of Nueva Era, San Manuel, Isabela.
Initial police investigation showed the victim was last seen roaming around the area several days ago and was said to have been seriously injured before he was found lifeless and half naked in a farm in the said place of incident.
His relatives decided to bring home the body of the victim to their residence for him to be given a descent wake while elements of the Parecelis Municipal Police Station will further conduct an investigation on the motive behind his murder and the identified of the suspects who perpetrated the said crime.
By Dexter A. See