PILAR, Capiz – A 66-year-old farmer was found dead by his wife outside their home in Barangay San Fernando, Pilar town, at around 3:40 a.m. on Monday, May 19.
The victim identified as alias “John” was a resident of the said barangay.
In a radio interview, Police Staff Sergeant Jay Pee Tomogda, investigator of the Pilar Municipal Police Station, said their office received a call reporting that a lifeless body had been discovered.
The victim’s wife, alias “Jessa,” reportedly found him unresponsive outside their residence and immediately sought help.
Responding personnel from the Pilar Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) rushed the victim to the hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
According to initial investigation and accounts from witnesses, the victim was allegedly intoxicated with alcohol when he accidentally fell and struck his head on a hollow block, which was believed to have caused his death.
His body is now at a local funeral home pending further arrangements./PN
