A middle-aged female helper was found dead in her employers’ house in Barangay Jawa, Valencia town in Negros Oriental at around 1:45 p.m. yesterday.

The body of  Efrena Quitoy, 48, was found by  her employers when they returned from a trip to Cebu during the weekend to attend the yearly Sinulog Festival, police reports said.

The Valencia police said that Editho Dumalagan reported to the police station at around 1:50 p.m., that he discovered the body of Quitoy inside their living room.

No other details of Quitoy’s death were made available at press time as police investigators and Scene of Crime Operatives were still processing the crime scene, Valencia police chief Insp. Deogracias Lorico said. The cause of death was also not known yet.

Lorico said his men are also now hot on the trail of another male helper who may have vital information on Quitoy’s death.

He added that  both helpers were left to take charge of their employers’ house. However, the male domestic helper, whose identity is being to avoid compromising police investigation, is missing.*JFP

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