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/ 08:18 AM August 27, 2012

PA FOUND HANGING DEAD

A 74-YEAR-OLD man was found hanging dead in his home in barangay Valencia, Carcar City, southern Cebu.

Melchor Gellecania was found by his daughter suspended from the post of his room past 8 a.m. yesterday.

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Police said the man used a nylon rope in hanging himself.

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The daughter, Vianney, told police that her father had been experiencing pain in the hips.

Several days ago, the father threatened that he would commit suicide, the daughter said.

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Vianney untied her father and sought help from the police.

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Responding policemen brought Melchor to the Carcar District Hospital where he was declared dead by the attending physician.

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Police said there were no signs of foul play in the man’s death./REPORTER RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL

MAN GUNNED DOWN IN CEBU CITY

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A 26-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead in an early morning shooting incident in barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City.

Police are still investigating the motive behind the killing of Rodney Rollon of barangay Pardo, Cebu City.

Police said Rollon and his 34-year-old cousin Agnice Delute yesterday went to the area to visit a friend in sitio Catwalk.

Police said Rollon left ahead.

He was walking in an alley when he was shot in the head.

SPO4 Rey Cuyos of the homicide section of the Cebu City Police Office said Delute was “uncooperative” during the interrogation.

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Police recovered an empty shell and a bullet of an apparent 9mm caliber from the scene./REPORTER RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL

If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please reach out to the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH). Their crisis hotlines are available at 1553 (Luzon-wide landline toll-free), 0917-899-USAP (8727), 0966-351-4518, and 0908-639-2672. For more information, visit their website: (https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline)

Alternatively, you can contact Hopeline PH at the following numbers: 0917-5584673, 0918-8734673, 88044673. Additional resources are available at ngf-mindstrong.org, or connect with them on Facebook at Hopeline PH.

TAGS: Cebu, Crime, Suicide

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