The decomposing body of a 37-year-old man was found on the ground outside his home on Mt. Tapochau on Capital Hill last Friday afternoon. <\/p>\n
Department of Public Safety\u2019s acting spokesman Lt. Jason Tarkong said yesterday that the victim\u2019s body was brought to the Commonwealth Health Center\u2019s morgue for further investigative and preservative purposes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis case is pending further investigation,\u201d said Tarkong. He did not release the victim\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune sources identified the victim as Allan James Boyer Dela Cruz, a son of former Veterans Affairs director Bernie Dela Cruz.<\/p>\n
Sources said the victim was staying alone in the house; his parents are currently in the U.S. mainland.<\/p>\n
Tarkong said that police responded on Friday at 2:14pm, to a report about a dead person at a house on Mt. Tapochau.<\/p>\n
Tarkong said police met at the scene the witnesses who found the decomposed body. Police detectives were them summoned.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was found lying on the ground outside the residence. <\/p>\n
The body was already in the late stage of decomposition.<\/p>\n
Tarkong said witnesses attempted the past few days to contact the victim, but he did not reply.<\/p>\n
Tarkong said witnesses finally decided to check the victim at his residence, and discovered the decomposing body.<\/p>\n
Dela Cruz appeared to have a police record. He was arrested last March for domestic violence for allegedly beating his girlfriend on Texas Road in Susupe. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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