ILOILO City – A village watchman with multiple stab wounds was found dead on Oct. 10 in Barangay La Fortuna, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo.
Barangay La Fortuna tanod Ronel Cañadilla was 39. He was spotted around 5:40 a.m. by residents in the rice field.
According to Barotac Viejo police commander Chief Inspector Joven Arevalo, Cañadilla may have figured in a fight.
Police found a five-inch knife.
Arevalo said probers have a person of interest – a man who was with Cañadilla when the tanod was last seen live.
From what the police so far gathered, Cañadilla had a drinking binge at home on Tuesday night before leaving with a friend for Banate town around 11 p.m. He never made it back home.
“I believe the victim was not able to reach Banate. He may have figured in a fight on his way to Banate,” said Arevalo.
Cañadilla had no derogatory record with the police, added Arevalo.
“We are hoping this case would be solved soon with the suspect placed behind bars,” he said./PN
