MAN SLAIN, BODY TIED TO MANGROVE TREE IN BATAAN

BY KEVIN GALANG

ABUCAY, Bataan — Authorities are conducting an in-depth investigation into the killing of a man whose body was tied to  a mangrove tree beside a river in Bgy. Mabatang, this town.

The Bataan police reported to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones Jr. that the victim’s body was placed inside a plastic bag and tied to a bakawan (mangrove) tree on a river at Sitio Paruba.

Village watchman Armando Valencia, a resident of the area, found the plastic bag with the victim inside.

Valencia reportedly retrieved the plastic bag containing the body and placed it in a styrofoam box on the river embankment before alerting authorities.

Responding members of the Abucay police immediately secured the area and coordinated with the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) for a forensic examination.

Probers are determining the identity of the victim and the circumstances behind the killing.