Elements of the SOCO team process the crime scene where the body of Eugene Beltran del Rosario (left) was found dead. Photo by Gemi Formaran
Batangas kidnap victim found dead in Quezon
SARIAYA, Quezon – The man who was abducted in Taal, Batangas on Wednesday night was found dead along Eco-Tourism Road in Barangay Bignay 2 in this town on Thursday morning.
Town police chief Lt. Col. William Angway said the dead body of Eugene Beltran del Rosario, a resident of Lemery, Batangas was found by a passing resident lying on the road shoulder at around 6:00 a.m.
Angway said the victim bore two gunshot wounds in the head and two in the body, one in the arm and a stab wound in the body.
He said the victim’s entire head and hands were wrapped and tied by packaging tape.
Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) from Quezon Provincial Forensic Unit processed the body and the crime scene OCO assistance from Quezon Provincial Forensic Unit as requested by Angway.
It was learned that the victim was picked-up by ten unidentified armed men aboard two vehicles in a gasoline station along Bypass Road in Taal, Batangas, on Wednesday night.
The victim allegedly screamed for help while being dragged into a car by six of the suspects, but no one reacted.
The victim’s wife told police that the victim had just alighted from a Manila-bound bus when dragged by his abductors.
