CEBU, Philippines - A 45-year-old man hanged himself on Christmas Eve in barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City for unknown reasons.
But relatives have theorized that Romualdo Patigdas, a fisherman and residing at sitio Sto. Cristo, barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, was often seen depressed because he had fathered a mentally retarded child.
A neighbor found Patigdas hanging by the neck under a tree.
SPO1 Allan Pantaleon of the Homicide Section of Lapu-Lapu City Police Office said the body will be autopsied to determine the real cause of his death. (FREEMAN)