BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – A dead fish vendor was found hogtied and blindfolded in an empty lot at Simon Village, Purok Guanzon, Barangay Mansilingan around 7:20 a.m. yesterday.
The 22-year-old Henry Paul Bombate was a resident of Sitio Sibucao, Barangay Banago. He had four gunshot wounds to his head and three to his chest.
He was likely killed elsewhere, according to Police Station 7 commander, Police Major Elmer Bonilla, noting that no spent bullet shells were recovered in the area.
Bombate was arrested in 2019 for a drug-related charge and was freed just six months ago.
According to his family, Bombate left their house on Thursday and failed to return that night.
They also claimed that the victim’s GCash account made an unauthorized cash out of P3,900.
Investigation is ongoing.
The killing of Bombate took place two days after two severed human hands were found in a plastic ice cream container in Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 on Wednesday morning, Jan. 25.
Also with the plastic container was a piece of paper with a list of 22 names allegedly involved in illegal drugs and the words, “TANAN KAMU KUNG INDI KAMU MAG-UNTAT RAFFLE LANG NA…”
Bacolod City Police Station 2’s Police Captain Jonito Pastrana confirmed that some of the individuals listed were drug surrenderees, while others were no longer residing in the village.
It was unclear as of this writing if Bombate was on the list.
Pastrana appealed to individuals on the list to take the warning seriously and stop involving themselves in illegal drug activities./PN
