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Lack of specialized services hampers DPS capability to identify remains
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Posted on Aug 18 2011
Because of its lack of specialized services, Department of Public Safety investigators are finding it difficult to complete their investigation into the identity of the human bones found in Kagman III.
Press secretary Angel Demapan said it is difficult to project a timeline to complete the investigation, given the need to obtain specialized services that are not readily available on island.
Demapan said these may include the services of a medical examiner, forensic pathologists, and even possibly DNA lab testing.
“Nonetheless, local and federal law enforcement authorities are doing everything within their means to seek closure to this case,” he said. “Pending the results of the ongoing investigation, DPS does not have any comments at this time.”
A set of human bones was discovered after a dog dragged a leg bone to a house on Sunday morning. The house owner reported the matter to police. Neighbors later found more human bones scattered by dogs in the vicinity.
Investigators later determined that the bones belong to an old man. Family members strongly believe that the remains belong to 72-year-old Ricardo Muna Quitugua, who lived in a shack in the area.
