Woman shot dead inside her house

The police are now eyeing love triangle as t he motive behind t he death of a 41- year old f emale who was shot dead i nside her house i n Purok Narra, Sitio Simborio, Tayud, Liloan, Cebu Saturday afternoon.

T h e v i c t i m w a s i d e n t i f i ed as certain Maria Victoria Corpuz Lingal, a resident of said place.

"Sa pagkakaron wala pa gyud mi nakita nga idea or naa ba siyay mga nakontra, ang estoryaestorya ra sa mga tawo nga mura'g naa kuno ni uyab- uyab nga wala sad sila kaila," said Police Staff Sergeant Nelson Sadile, investigator of the case.

According to Sadile, a f t e r t h e h u s b a n d of Corpuz died, s he reportedly has found a live- in partner.

Howeve r , p e o p l e alleged that Corpuz has another lover aside from her live- in partner.

O v e r t h i s allegation, Sadile said t hey are l eaning t heir i nvestigation t owards possible l ove t riangle as motive behind t he murder knowing that the victim doesn't have any person to have in conflict with.

"Wala naman nuon na siyay ka l ive- i n na ron kay naminyo naman og lain ang kaning laki, kining uyab niya karon nga wala mailhi, wala s ad s i l ay detalye pa kung t aga diin or asa gatrabaho," Sadile said.

Further investigation also revealed that Corpuz was not included in the watch list for any illegal activities such as illegal drug trading.

Two unidentified men entered the house of Corpuz at around 1: 30 p. m. last Saturday and shot the victim dead.

T h e a s s a i l a n t s r e p o r t e d l y l e f t i mmediately r i ding a motorcycle.

Residents in the area have accordingly only heard the gun shot and thought it was only an electric spark since i t was raining.

I nve s t i g a t o r s a r e still conducting followup investigation of the case. —