Cebu City street dweller found dead in Parian

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 71-year-old street dweller was found dead on a sidewalk in Barangay Pari-an, Cebu City on Wednesday morning, July 8.

Police are initially eyeing natural death as the cause while awaiting autopsy results.

In a Thursday, July 9 interview, Patrolman Ronel Alqueza of Parian Police Station said that authorities found no signs of foul play on the victim’s body. They requested an autopsy.

No signs of foul play

Authorities identified the man as Pablito Castillo Abella, 71, a homeless man who had been staying along Sikatuna Street corner Bonifacio Street in Barangay Day-as.

According to a report from Parian Police Station, police received a call for assistance at 6:50 a.m. after residents noticed a foul odor coming from a man lying on the sidewalk.

When responding officers arrived, they found Abella already dead.

Investigation showed that the victim was last seen alive at around midnight. A tenant of a nearby building saw him sleeping on the sidewalk, still making slight movements.

Cebu City street dweller’s family

Alqueza said that residents described Abella as an elderly street dweller who frequently roamed the area and that they had seen him drinking heavily.

Witnesses also told police that the victim regularly consumed liquor and often drank without eating meals.

Police said they brought the victim’s remains to a funeral parlor along N. Bacalso Avenue for the autopsy.

As of Thursday, authorities were still trying to locate and contact the victim’s relatives.

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