ILOILO City — A widow in his 40s was found dead inside a lodging house in Barangay Divinagracia, La Paz district yesterday morning, November 9.
Initial reports indicated that alias “Lani” and her partner checked into the establishment around 11 p.m. on Sunday.
The victim’s partner reportedly discovered her unresponsive and no longer breathing upon waking up, prompting him to seek immediate assistance from the lodge’s staff.
Authorities revealed that the victim had a history of heart failure, leading investigators to suspect cardiac arrest as the primary cause of death.
In a Panay News interview, the room boy of the said establishment also presumed that the victim died of cardiac arrest.
Preliminary findings by investigating officers showed no immediate signs of foul play. However, the victim’s family has requested a formal autopsy to officially determine the cause of death.
Other staff members of the lodging house declined to provide further comments.
As of this writing, authorities were still investigating the incident while awaiting the full autopsy results./PN
