KUMALARANG, Zamboanga del Sur (Aug.17, 2018) - A cadaver was found at Kumalarang Public Cemetery located at Purok Malig, Barangay Poblacion, Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur.
Immediately, The PNP team of Kumalarang MPS together with Mr. Baser M Dacula, Municipal Sanitary Inspector proceeded to the area to conduct investigation and ocular inspection.
Initial investigation conducted by the responding PNP team disclosed that at about 03:30 o’clock in the afternoon of August 16, 2018, while a group of men was currently working in one of the graveyard at Kumalarang Public Cemetery, Purok Malig, Barangay Poblacion, Kumalarang, they have smelled foul odor believed to be from a rotten carcass.
One of them searched the place following said odor and found out later that it was coming from human cadaver under the state of decomposition lying in one of the graveyard thereat.
said found dead body which was later identified as the insane person who came in this municipality sometime in the month of June 2018, about 5’4 in height, male, with bald head, fair complexion, around 28 years old, medium built with no personal identity, address, identified families and relatives.
That prior to his death, said insane person was always seen at the Kumalarang Public Cemetery where he used to dwell. Further, said insane person relies only to some good Samaritans who offer him food to eat to sustain his meals.
That it was believed to be dead for about 4-5 days since he was last seen alive in said cemetery with no signs of injury nor wounds that it was being mauled, stabbed or hacked or other physical form of abused which can be considered as the cause of his death.
Said found dead body was immediately buried in one of the vacant lot of aforesaid cemetery as per recommendation of the municipal health officer to prevent spread of possible disease.
