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Watchman 68 Year Old Sylvin Killed At Cemento Maya
posted (May 15, 2015)
68 year old watchman Sylvin "Cruz" Encalda was found dead this morning at his watchman's post in Ladyville. He had been working at the Cemento Maya compound for almost 20 years - and reported to work as usual at 6:00 pm yesterday evening. But, at 6:15 am - he was found dead - on the ground of the watchman's hut with a string around his neck. It was made to look like a suicide, but this morning his daughter told us that couldn't be - she asked to appear off camera:..

Reporter
"When was the last time you saw your dad?"

Voice of: Daughter of Deceased
"I saw him around 4:30 - 5:00."

Reporter
"You're basically saying that that's not something that he would do."

Voice of: Daughter of Deceased
"He would never do something like that. My dad goes through hell and river bottom and not in that situation for him. If he hung himself he has my kids to live for, all of his grandchildren. He would have never left us behind. So, he could have never committed suicide. The person who did that to him knows him very well so that they could have do that to him. They put it like he committed suicide but they didn't find any wallet on him. Where is his wallet?"

Reporter
"And he always has his wallet?"

Voice of: Daughter of Deceased
"He always has his wallet and extra money in his under pants. They didn't come up on any cash, no ID's and he doesn't have any phone on him. That's not him, he carries his wallet all over. Everywhere he goes he has his wallet to show his identification."

And she was right. A post mortem showed that Sylvin Encalada died from manual strangulation - and police are treating it as a homicide. They are seeking two suspects. Police note that he was found without his wallet or his cell phone.

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