‘Tanod’ found dead in irrigation canal

ILOILO City – Police have yet to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a village watchman in Barangay San Miguel, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo.

The body of Romerico Baron Jr. was found by locals floating in an irrigation canal at 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Baron bore bruises on the knees and forehead, said Chief Inspector Joven Arevalo, municipal police chief.

From what investigators have so far gathered, Baron went to a birthday party on Saturday night. At around 9 p.m. he told companions he would go home. But he was unable to.

Police were inclined to believe Baron’s death was a result of an accident.

Baron “had no enemy in the village,” Arevalo said, citing initial investigation.

The barangay tanod may have slipped and his head smacked on a hard surface, and then he lost consciousness and drowned, he added.

Arevalo said he has requested for an autopsy to determine the cause of death./PN

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