Barangay Kagawad found dead inside motel in La Union

BAGUIO CITY — A Barangay Kagawad (village councilman) was found unconscious inside a room of a motorist hotel (motel) in Pagdalagan Sur, Bauang town, La Union on Monday afternoon.

Oscar Guzman, 65, incumbent Kagawad of Barangay Tanquigan in San Fernando City, La Union was brought to the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC) where he was pronounced dead-on-arrival at 2:08 p.m. Monday.

Police claimed that the victim checked in at the motel with a still unidentified woman at around 11:30 a.m. of Monday. However, 20 minutes later, the woman went out of the room.

At 1 p.m.,  the room attendant noticed that the door where the victim and the woman rented earlier was open, prompting him to check it. To his surprise, he saw the naked Barangay Kagawad unconscious.

Police investigators claimed the victim bore no signs of struggle or harm.