Body found in Caloocan

The body of a man, believed to be a victim of summary execution, was found hogtied and dumped along Calle Uno in Barangay 81, Caloocan City North before dawn yesterday.

Police Officer 1 Felipe Woo described the victim as about 30 to 36 years old, 5’4” tall, wearing denim pants and a yellow t-shirt. The victim also had a tribal tattoo on his right leg.

Woo said the victim’s hands and legs were bound to his neck by a length of electrical cord, his mouth gagged with a towel and covered with packing tape, and his chest bore stab wounds. – Jerry Botial