DAVAO CITY – A dead body of a 53-year-old laborer was found buried at the back of his house in Calinan district here around 8:30 pm Monday.
Police said the victim, who was identified as Loreto Tomas, was killed by his own son after the two had a misunderstanding.
According to police investigations, the suspect Jayson Lumbayog Tomas called her mother, Leny, around 5:00 pm on Monday and said that he has killed his father using a scythe and buried his body at the back of their house in Purok 7, Barangay Sirib.
Mrs. Tomas immediately went home and found a pile of soil at the back of their house.
She asked for assistance from their barangay captain who then proceeded to their house to verify the report.
They dug up the pile of soil and found the dead body of the victim inside a black cellophane, which sustained a lacerated wound on his neck.
The suspect was nowhere to be found. (Diana C. Tomale/davaotoday.com)
