SAN ISIDRO, Abra – An 18-year old out-of-school-youth died after he allegedly hanged himself inside his room at sio Palaoas, barangay Olo, here recently.
Senior Superintendent Antonio Bartolome, provincial director of the Abra Provincial Office, identified the victim as Rowell Rabe Calina, 18, single, and a resident of Palaoas, Olo, San Isidro, Abra.
Initial police investigation showed the victim’s father reportedly left him sleeping inside his room but when he came back after several hours, he was surprised to see his son’s lifeless body lying on his bed with a rope tied around his neck and attached to the ceiling of his house.
The victim’s cousin informed their relatives that he allegedly confessed to him that he was depressed considering that he just broke up with his girlfriend several days before the incident.
Probers are still conducting an investigation on the said incident.
By Dexter A. See