SAN LEONARDO, Nueva Ecija  – The body of a man found dumped at the public cemetery here recently had been positively identified by a woman, who claimed she was “bothered by her conscience.”

She tagged her live-in -partner as the man’s killer.

Intense grilling by police investigators of the woman-witness resulted in the solution of the gruesome killing of Christopher Paraiso Dagodog, a native of Barnagay Oringao, Kabangkan, Negros Occidental, who was found dumped on Monday morning at the public cemetery in Barangay Rizal here.  

Maria Cristina Elvambuena Mariano alias “Tina,” of Barangay Rizal, this town, pointed to her live-in-partner, Teodorico Ayunan Maniquiz alias “Jojo” of Riles, Barangay Mallorca, this town, as responsible for Dagodog’s death.

She said Maniquiz found out about her affair with the victim, and in a fit of jealous rage killed the latter, hitting him on the head with a blunt object.

Maniquiz, who is said to be working as an electrician at Hanjin Shipping Company in Subic, Zambales, is now the object of a regionwide manhunt operation.