A man’s body was found to be decomposing due to the foul smell inside his sari-sari store in Malabon City.
The victim identified as Emy Ruma, 44, a resident of Don Basilio Bautista Boulevard, Barangay Hulong Duhat, has several stab wounds in different parts of his body believed to be the cause of his death.
In a report to Malabon Police Chief Col. Angela Rejano, at 1:40 pm on Monday, October 19, when a certain Ted Bernabe, a neighbor, smelled a stench odor coming from the victims’ store and discovered his decomposing body.
The witness together with the barangay tanods decided to destroy the panel door of the store with the permission from the owner of the rented shop Alberto Bernabe.
The cursory examination of the responding NPD-SOCO personnel led by Police Capt. Sonny Boy Tepace, no bladed weapons was found in the crime scene that was allegedly used to kill the victim.
Police are now conducting follow-up investigation into the possible identity and the motive of the killing.