ORMOC CITY– A 74-year-old farmer was discovered lifeless in a rice field beside the road around 7:00 am on Sunday, October 27, in Barangay Dakit, San Francisco, Southern Leyte.
The victim, identified as “Nemesio,” a widower and resident of Barangay Gabi, was found lying beside his bicycle by a resident, who reported the discovery to the San Francisco Municipal Police Station (MPS).
According to an initial investigation, the victim was returning home on his bicycle from a birthday celebration in Barangay Punta around 8:00 pm on Saturday, October 26, when he reportedly suffered a self-accident.
A local rescue team transported the victim to the Rural Health Office for a post-mortem examination.
Dr. Marx Robin D. Tioazon, the Municipal Health Officer, conducted the examination and found no signs of foul play, concluding that the cause of death was a cerebrovascular accident secondary to blunt head trauma.
(ROBERT DEJON)
