MANABO, Abra – A 38-year old man died after he allegedly hanged himself inside their house at San Juan Norte, here, Friday afternoon.
Senior Superintendent Antonio Bartolome, provincial director of the Abra Provincial Police Office, identified the victim as Nixon Bona Bazar, 38, married, self-employed, and a resident of Barangay San Juan Norte, Manabo, Abra.
Initial police investigation showed the victim and his family members went to visit their relatives in a nearby barangay and when it was time for them to go home, the victim was not there, thus, they resumed that he had gone home.
Upon arrival in their house, his family members were surprised to see his lifeless body hanging on the ceiling with a cord tied around his neck.
The victim was immediately rushed to the Abra Provincial Hospital for medical treatment but he was pronounced dead on arrival by attending physicians.
Elements of the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) team found no other traces of external injuries and also recovered from the crime scene a suicide note.
The case is still subject to further investigation by concerned police operatives.
By Dexter A. See