Body of missing Cagayan farmer found stuffed in sack

TUGUEGARAO CITY –– The body of a 56-year-old farmer was found inside a sack along a creek in Amulung, Cagayan on Tuesday, the police said.

Major Osmundo Mamanao, Amulung police chief, said relatives identified the body as Wilfredo Blance of Santa Barbara village in Iguig town.

Villagers fishing in Barangay Marobbob found the dumped sack due to the stench.

Investigators said Blance’s head suffered hack wounds, which could have caused his death. The culprit has yet to be identified.

Mamanao said Blance was reported missing by his relatives before the discovery of his body.

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