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‘Sabungeros’ case: 3 DNA profiles extracted from remains found in Laurel cemetery
Three DNA profiles have been extracted from remains exhumed from a cemetery in Laurel, Batangas, as part of the ongoing search for missing sabungeros.
Two of the DNA profiles are male, and one is female, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
A funeral parlor manager reported that the recovered bodies had gunshot wounds to the head.
No DNA profiles could be extracted from remains found in Taal Lake due to prolonged submersion and contamination.
A total of 34 cockfighting enthusiasts have been reported missing between 2021 and 2022.
One of the accused in the case claims that over 100 sabungeros were abducted, killed, and disposed of in Taal Lake.
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