• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
One of the three persons found dead in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Aug. 11, has already been identified by the police.
PLt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region, said the body is that of Mars Relles, 48, of Villa Soledad, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City.
Based on the initial investigation of the Talisay City Police Station, Relles, who served a prison term of 10 years at the Metro Bacolod District Jail for a murder case, was freed from the detention facility in December 2023.
Relles was also a victim of a stabbing incident in Barangay Estefania last March.
He was found dead on Monday inside a sugarcane field in Hacienda San Isidro, Barangay Concepcion, with personal belongings and a kitchen knife recovered nearby.
Malong said they are awaiting the result of the post-mortem examination of Relles as well as those of the two other victims.
The Talisay City Police Station has yet to determine if the deaths of three persons were related to each other.
The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region has created a Special Investigation Task Group to spearhead the probe, integrate all gathered intelligence, and coordinate with forensic experts for the speedy identification of the victims and resolution of the cases. | GB
