A woman’s body was found in a drainage canal close to a chapel in Lapinig, Northern Samar, leaving barangay residents puzzled.

Barangay Imelda residents immediately identified the remains as 35-year-old alias “Virgie.” She wore a black top and pink bottoms when recovered by authorities, who discovered she had sustained a serious head injury, as reported by RH 34 Jayne Galit Bantayan.

Police found that Virgie had been living with a partner and that she was last seen dancing at the barangay fiesta. Residents disclosed she had no bad records in the area, and were perplexed as to the reason behind her murder.

Virgie’s body was taken to the Lapinig Rural Health Unit for a postmortem examination.