Police identify one of three bodies in Talisay

By Glazyl M. Jopson

BACOLOD CITY — One of three people found dead in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, on Monday was previously involved in a stabbing incident in this city, police said.

Police Maj. Rhazl Jim Jocson, deputy chief of the Talisay City Police Station, identified the victim as Dodoy, 48, a resident of Barangay Estefania.

Jocson said they identified him through coordination with other law enforcement units.

Dodoy’s body was the last to be found, discovered at 2 p.m. in a sugarcane field in Hacienda San Isidro, Barangay Concepcion, with his personal belongings and a kitchen knife recovered nearby.

Despite his identification, Jocson said the motive has yet to be determined as the investigation continues.

Meanwhile, Police Maj. Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 4, confirmed a stabbing incident in Barangay Estefania but clarified that Dodoy was a victim in that case, which occurred in May.

Reclamado said Dodoy had filed a frustrated murder case against the suspect and had no criminal record with their station.

The two other victims remain unidentified as of this writing.

One was a man estimated to be 45 to 50 years old, found in the same area at 2 a.m.

The other was a decomposing body discovered at 9 a.m. in Hacienda Minuluan Mendoza, Barangay Matab-ang.

Jocson said there were no witnesses or closed-circuit television cameras in the area, which is considered secluded.

He added that investigators have yet to determine whether the killings occurred there or if the bodies were dumped at the sites.

A Special Investigation Task Group has been created to focus on the three incidents.