PAGADIAN
CITY: Residents of Sultan Naga Dimaporo on Friday morning, Sept. 26, found dead
the reported missing boy from this city, information reaching this paper said.
Pagadian
Police Chief Supt. Glenn Dulawan identified the victim as Mark Geralde Utlang,
16, a resident of Barangay Kagawasan, this city, who was reported lost by his
family Sept. 25. .
Utlang
was found lifeless in the bushes along the national highway, six days after
witnesses said they saw him being forced by unidentified men wearing ski masks
into a white automobile, which then sped towards the downtown area.
Dulawan
added, quoting the kid’s father, the residents who discovered Mark’s body said
they also heard gunshots near the area the night before he was found.
The
police chief said the victim sustained three gunshot wounds on his head as he
added their office is still validating if the kidnapping is done by a
kidnap-for-ransom group.