ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police were investigating the grisly murder of a 37-year old Muslim man whose headless body was found on an island off the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga.
Police said villagers reported the discovery on Tuesday due to the foul stench from the decomposing body in the village of Landang Gua on Sacol Island, just several minutes by boat from Zamboanga.
The head was also recovered near the cadaver, according to Maj. Shellamie Chang, a regional police spokeswoman, who identified the victim as Ibnohasim Turabi Hamid, who was a native of the island.
Chang said Hamid’s family reported him missing last week. “Investigation revealed that the beheaded body was found in the grassy area and was later identified as Ibnohasim Turabi Hamid,” she said. “The victim also sustained several hack wounds in different parts of his body and was already in the state of decomposition. He was believed to have died four days ago.”
She said Hamid’s family retrieved the corpse and was immediately buried in accordance to Muslim custom.
“The personnel of Zamboanga City Police Station 4 is conducting a follow-up investigation to identify the suspects and determine the motive of the killing,” Chang said.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for
the murder and Hamid’s family did not give any statement into the killing or
its motive. (Mindanao Examiner)
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