TABINA,
Zamboanga del Sur (Aug.16, 2018) - A child was died in Drowning incident
transpired at Purok Bayanihan, Poblacion, Tabina, Zamboanga Del Sur at about
8:40 PM of August 14, 2018.
Tabina MPS identified the victim as Simplice Louise Babao,
4-year-old child and resident of same place. Initial investigation disclosed
that the child along with his siblings were left at the care of their
grandparents, since their parents had separated and the child’s mother was in
Manila applying for a job abroad.
The child was last seen at about 08:00am of same day, left
alone sleeping at the house of his grandparents, his elder siblings had went to
school and his grandfather who serves as his guardian have attended their
sari-sari store located about 30-40 meters away from their house.
Accordingly, as the child gets up, normally, he will go to his
grandparents store to have his meal or to the house of his aunt besides his
grandparents’ house. On or about 1:00pm this day, his grandfather wondered why
his grandson failed to show-up at their store, thereby, they went on to look
after his grandson and at about 08:15pmM, finally their neighbors found the
lifeless body of the child submerge at the mini fish pond of their neighbor.
The child since unattended is believed to have curiously played
thereat and eventually fell and failed to recover at aforesaid mini fish pond.
Investigator is SPO1 Nimrod B. Baja with CP number 09122301706.
