CALAX chop-chop victim identified

Authorities have identified the decapitated man whose remains were found at the Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX) in Silang, Cavite.

According to Saleema Refran’s report on 24 Oras Wednesday, the dismembered victim was discovered inside a garbage bag thrown along the expressway in Barangay Kaong on Monday. The torso was missing its head and all its limbs.

The victim’s family, which has been looking for the man for the past two weeks,  identified the victim through a yin and yang tattoo on his chest.

“Namatay si victim sa tatlong saksak sa dibdib. Malinis po yung pagka-cut doon po sa body parts doon sa mga body parts na nawala,” said Silang Police Chief Police Lieutenant Louie Gonzaga.

(The victim sustained three fatal stab wounds to the chest. The cuts on his chest and on the missing body parts were clean through.)

Citing information from the family, police said the man was a 23-year-old Quezon City resident who was allegedly involved in an illegal drug case.

“Ang recollection ng live in partner, March 3 sila last nagkita. Nung hapon, at around 12 pm, nagpunta sa bahay ng isang kakilala. Inihatid itong si victim ng kakilala nya doon sa kalapit na lugar. According to the family, sinamahan siya ng tatlong tao,” Gonzaga added.

(His live-in partner said she last saw him on March 3. The victim went to an acquaintance’s house at around 12 p.m. and was accompanied by another person. The family said there were three people with him at the time.)

Authorities are now conducting backtracking CCTV footage of several areas as they continue to search for the victim’s missing body parts.

Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) are likewise probing the incident after a decapitated body, identified to be a Chinese national, was also found in Carmona, Cavite last month.

"Na-contact na natin yung isa sa mga magulang. May coordination na rin tayong ginagawa sa Embassy. May anggulo na nagtrabaho siya doon sa mga POGO hubs dito sa Metro Manila," said PAOCC Executive Director Gilbert Cruz.

(We contacted his parents and we've been coordinating with the Embassy. There's an angle that the victim worked for POGO firms here in Metro Manila.)—Sundy Locus/RF, GMA Integrated News