TUGUEGARAO CITY — The remains of a man, whose head was covered with a sack and whose chest bore a gunshot wound, was fished out of the Cagayan River in Lasam town over the weekend, a belated police report on Monday revealed. The body was spotted on Saturday floating near a ferry that was crossing the banks of the Cagayan River in Minanga Norte village. Investigators described the victim as a medium-built man, measuring 5 feet 5 inches in height, and with a brown complexion. ADVERTISEMENT“It was difficult to recognize the remains because the body was already in a state of decomposition,” he said. A post-mortem investigation report indicated the man may have been killed six to eight weeks ago.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 05, 2018 05:03 UTC