BACOLOD City – A 15-year old girl from this city who has been missing since July 29 was found dead in Hacienda San Roque, Barangay Cubay, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.
The body of Pearl Joy Galve, a resident of Barangay Sum-ag and a Grade 10 student of Sum-ag National High School, was found in an advance state of decomposition around 6:30 a.m. yesterday, August 14, according to La Carlota City police.
The discovery was made by one of the hacienda workers inside the secluded area of the sugarcane plantation around 700 meters away from the main road.
The girl, who was wearing all white t-shirt, shorts, socks, and shoes, was positively identified by her mother, Jennifer, who immediately went to La Carlota City upon learning that there was a dead body found.
As of this writing, La Carlota City police were still investigating the incident to identify the possible suspect/s and determine the motive in the killing./PN
