Hungarian national found dead in Macabalan seaport (Philippines)

A Hungarian national was found dead inside a restroom at the seaport in Barangay Macabalan early Wednesday morning, police said. Macabalan police chief Hermes Parnes identified the victim as Bartos Istvan, about 57 years old, who was supposedly bound for Cebu.

Parnes said Istvan was discovered dead by a janitor who told police investigators that Istvan went inside the toilet on the night of Tuesday. But when the janitor returned to clean the restroom the next day, he discovered Istvan sitting lifeless on the toilet bowl. Initial investigations showed Istvan had bruises on his back, prompting authorities to probe possible foul play involved in the incident. But police investigators, Parnes said, recovered several medicines inside his luggage, which brought in another angle that the victim could’ve been ill causing his death.

The Scene of the Crime Operatives has yet to conduct an autopsy of the victim’s body to determine the cause of death. The victim’s remains have been brought to Bollozos Funeral parlor in Bulua.