Bicol, Calabarzon policeman probe female body discovered in box in CamNorte

By Connie Calipay

LEGAZPI CITY --- The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5), in coordination with the Police Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon), is investigating the discovery of a female body wrapped in a blanket and placed inside a black plastic storage box at Pinagwarasan Bridge in Basud, Camarines Norte on Jan. 2.

In a report on Tuesday, PRO-5 Acting Director Brig. Gen. Erosito Miranda ordered the immediate gathering of information and processing of the crime scene.

Responding officers from the Basud Municipal Police Station confirmed that the victim was a female, about 35 years old and with identifiable tattoos: a flower on the left upper breast and a butterfly on the right shoulder.

Crime scene investigators promptly collected physical evidence and processed the cadaver.

Fingerprints and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples were obtained, while a private physician in Daet conducted a post-mortem examination.

Preliminary findings showed no visible signs of struggle or external physical injuries.

Authorities have already obtained a cartographic sketch of the alleged individual who disposed of the cadaver on the bridge, based on accounts of witnesses.

Investigators also secured witness affidavits and interviewed the driver and conductor of a DLTB bus, which the suspect boarded from Quezon City.

Closed-circuit television footage along the suspect’s possible routes is also being retrieved for further verification.

The body was brought to St. Rafael Funeral Services in Basud. (PNA)