The family of a 22-year-old woman is calling for swift justice after her body was exhumed and abused by unknown suspects in Carcar City, Cebu.
The woman, who had been buried on Saturday, October 19, 2024, was discovered outside her grave at the Ocaña Roman Catholic Cemetery on Sunday morning, October 20.
Arnold Genon, the victim’s father, told Bombo Radyo Cebu that a gravedigger admitted seeing individuals entering the cemetery, despite it being closed.
The cemetery caretaker, Artemio Laputan, discovered the woman’s coffin outside her grave when he arrived at the cemetery around 7 a.m. on Sunday.
Laputan noticed that the tools he had used for the burial the previous day appeared to have been used to dig up the grave.
Upon inspecting the coffin with the family, they found that the body was missing its undergarments, and the clothes were pulled up over her head.
The family suspects that the woman’s body was sexually abused.
They immediately reported the incident to the police, who are now investigating.
Necrophilia, the act of engaging in sexual activity with a corpse, is a criminal offense.
Bombo Radyo Cebu is still awaiting an official statement from the police regarding the incident.