Dead body skinned from neck up found in northern Cebu


CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – A resident found a dead body skinned from the neck up on the side of the road in Carmen town in northern Cebu on Friday morning, January 10. 



According to local police, the victim was only wearing underwear when he was found. 

Investigators are still trying to determine the identity of the victim.

The body was discovered by a farmer at around 7 am, who then reported it to the local police.



This is the 3rd person killed in Cebu this year who was skinned to the bone over the past 12 months.

The first one happened when a farmer was killed in Danao City and had his face skinned off in January 2019.

Police are also checking if the killing was connected to the one in Danao City due to its proximity to Carmen and the similar circumstances of the killing. In that killing, the victim, Trinidad Batucan, 60, was also found half naked.

The suspects in Batucan’s mutilation and murder were identified as Junrey, Jovie, and Jonas Bueno. According to police, they allegedly belonged to a cult in the area. 

Jonas was arrested in Davao City in March. 

Christine Silawan, teenage church collecter was killed in March 2019. She was found with her face skinned off in an empty lot near the church in Lapu-Lapu City. – Ryan Macasero/Rappler.com