BAGUIO CITY – A 48-year old woman was found lifeless by her own husband lying inside a water container in the comfort room of their boarding house at No. 295 New Site, Bakakeng Norte/Sur here Friday afternoon.
Senior Superintendent George Daskeo, officer-in-charge of the Baguio City Police Office, identified the victim as Grace Ojastro Crisostomo, 48, married and a resident of New Site, Bakakeng Norte/Sur, Baguio City.
Initial police investigation showed the victim’s husband reportedly left her alone inside their boarding house to meet some of his friends.
He came back to their boarding house, her husband was surprised to notice that the door was locked and despite his repeated knocking, no one responded, thus, he decided to forcibly open the door.
To his surprise, he saw the lifeless body of his wife lying in a container filled with water inside the comfort room.
She was rushed to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) for medical treatment but she was pronounced dead on arrival by attending physicians.
The victim’s body was subjected to the usual autopsy before being brought to a local funeral parlor.
The case is subject to further investigation by the police operatives to ascertain the motive of the alleged suicide.
By Dexter A. See