Slain boatman’s kin seeks autopsy

The family of a boatman who was hacked to death in this island resort recently sought for an autopsy on the victim.

The victim was identified as 33-year-old Gary Samindao.

His elder brother, Joeny, said they were unconvinced by the decision of the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office that a homicide case be filed against suspect Jeory Agustin.

Agustin has turned himself in to the authorities.

He was detained in the Aklan Rehabilitation Center in Brgy. Nalook, Kalibo town.

The Samindao family originally filed a murder case against the suspect.

Both the victim and the suspect were residents of San Jose, Romblon.

Agustin said he felt insulted when Gary Samindao told him he was gay while they were having a drinking spree here last week.

Samindao was attacked while he sleeping in his room in Sitio Tambisaan, Brgy. Manoc-Manoc, police said.

He succumbed to 27 hack wounds in the body, said the police.

“I have already requested the Boracay Tourist Assistance Center [for an] autopsy [on my brother],” Joeny Samindao said.

“We will [also] ask the prosecutor for reconsideration,” he added./