THE body of a teenage girl was found stuffed inside a suitcase floating in a river in San Jose Del Monte City (SJDM). The victim, a 16-year-old who had been missing for a week, was discovered at around 6:30 p.m. on February 13 in the Sapang Alat River, located in Pleasant View Residences, Barangay Graceville.
Police received a call about a foul odor emanating from a suitcase in the river, prompting their immediate response. Upon opening the suitcase, they found the decomposing body of the girl, bearing apparent wounds and a puncture in the neck, according to her family.
The victim had reportedly informed her family on the evening of February 7 that she was going to meet a friend who was picking her up, as she claimed to be being abused by her husband. Since leaving home, she had been unreachable until her body was found in the suitcase floating in the river.
Police are reportedly pursuing several persons of interest in connection with the crime.
