CAMP GENERAL ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan— A member of sexy female dance group Baywalk Bodies was found dead with a gunshot wound in the head just after the north bound lane of the Tabang toll exit of the North Luzon Expressway in Guiguinto town early morning on Wednesday, belated report reaching this camp said on Saturday.
Police identified the victim as Rejoice Rivera, 26, a native of Malolos City.
Rivera whose real name is Dianne Marie Santos was found lying lifeless at the shoulder and emergency lane of the NLEX in the said area at about 3:45 am on Dec. 29 with a gunshot wound on her temple, Guiguinto police investigators reported.
Police said the victim was found wearing a gray shirt and maong short pants. Her wallet and mobile phone were missing.
Rivera was positively identified by relatives at the morgue of a local funeral parlour in Malolos City.
Nieves Santos, mother of the victim, said she had her last communication with her daughter on December 28 telling her that somebody will fetch her at her apartment in Quezon City.
It was also learned that somebody had earlier sent the victim a gift package but she did not accept it.
The family of the victim are in a state of shock and are clueless on the victim’s death.
They said Rejoice, second of three Santos siblings, was the breadwinner in the family. They also claimed that Rejoice is a kind and happy person and has no known enemy.
Bulacan police director Senior Supt. Fernando Villanueva said the Guiguinto police is still investigating the case.
Villanueva said they have yet to establish if the victim was a victim of summary execution and was just dumped near the Tabang toll gate or somebody shot her on her head.
Villanueva said they are looking into all possible angles and motives in the discovery of the dead body of the young beautiful dancer-celebrity with a gun shot wound on her head.