Police Files

Electrocuted?

An unidentified man was believed to be electrocuted after touching an electric post at the center island of the United Nations Avenue in barangay Umapad, yesterday morning.

Police said the medium built man, about 5’5” in height and brown complexion was found sprawled at the middle of the island.

Police found no signs of struggle in the body.

Emilia Taruna, 48, one of the members of the Mandaue City clean and green, told police that he saw the man approach the island.

Moments later he saw the man lying inside the railings of the island after he touched the post.

Police also found an identification card of a certain Brian Bronzal and another ID of Inday Malou in the victim’s wallet.

Police said they will coordinate with the Mandaue City government to check if the steel post was indeed grounded and caused the death of the unidentified man. /Correspondent Jucell Marie P. Cuyos

Suicides

A former security guard and a farmer were found dead in Cebu City and Ginatilan town last Sunday. Both were apparent cases of suicide.

The body of Artemio Padayao, 46, a former security guard, was found sprawled inside his room with a gunshot wound in the head.

Padayao’s nephew, Gerome, rushed to Artemio’s room after he heard a gunshot.

Gerome told police that his uncle was suffering from a nervous breakdown.

In Ginatilan town, the body of Panfilo Pasko was found hanging in a blackberry tree in sitio Cambalbag, barangay Poblacion.

Maximo Torino, who found Pasko’s body, said Pasko wasn’t thinking clearly and was suffering from delusions when he left the house early Sunday morning. His body was found in the afternoon./Correspondents Gabriel Bonjoc and Tweeny Malinao

Troublemakers

Two security guards who worked at the TGU tower at the IT Park were arrested for drunkeness and creating trouble in sitio Cabantan, barangay Luz, Cebu City last Sunday.

Brendon Dayday, 28, and Jeffrey Inodio, were arrested and detained at the Mabolo police station.

Inodio, however, suffered bruises on his face after he resisted arrest. /Correspondent Fe Marie Dumaboc

Found dead

A 27-year-old man was found dead with stab wounds in his body in barangay Poblacion, Dalaguete, southern Cebu.

The body of Marzon Gonzaga was found in a grassy area near the national highway of barangay Poblacion.

Police were still investigating the incident./Correspondent Joy Quito

Stabbed in back

A 39-year-old woman stabbed and wounded her 60 year old neighbor, who tried to intervene in a fight with her husband.

Analyn Garciano stabbed Beinvenido Dano of barangay Pusok in the back after he tried to intervene during Garciano’s spat with her husband at 8 p.m. last Sunday.

Dano was rushed to the hospital for treatment while Garciano was detained at the Lapu-Lapu Police Station./Correspondent NOrman V. Mendoza

Motion for bail

The Korean businessman who is on trial for allegedly kidnapping another Korean and a Filipina has asked the court to release him from jail.

Song Sung Heum, through his lawyer Michael Maestrado, filed with the Regional Trial Court a manifestation and urgent motion for bail.

While Song was charged with a non-bailable offense, he may be granted temporary liberty pending trial if the evidence of guilt against him is not strong.

Maestrado said their motion for bail should be heard immediately by the court.

RTC Judge Ma. Lynna Adviento of branch 58 earlier denied the same pleading filed by the accused since it wasn’t served to the Prosecution three days before the date of the hearing—a mandatory procedure under the Ruels of Civil Procedure.

Maestrado nonetheless filed another motion for bail yesterday./Reporter Ador Mayol