MANILA, Philippines - The body found in a suitcase at a parking lot of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Wednesday has been identified as that of a Tausug woman, police said yesterday.
Chief Inspector Joey Goforth of Pasay City’s Criminal Investigation Division told The STAR that the body was identified by a relative as Nids Bahjin Juwadi, 23, of Patikul town in Sulu.
“We are still conducting follow-up operations,” he said.
A security guard found the luggage at around 7:50 a.m. The victim was clad in a yellow blouse and black jeans.
Scene of the Crime Operatives said the victim bore contusions in the face and appeared to have been strangled to death.
Investigators are following up reports that the victim was an overseas worker who arrived at the NAIA Tuesday afternoon.
Police are also conducting follow-up investigation on another victim whose body was found in a plastic drum along Tolentino street, also in Pasay City. - By Perseus Echeminada
