Australian found dead inside room

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – An Australian national was found dead in his apartment in Josefa Ville Subdivision at Barangay Amsic, Angeles City Wednesday, police said yesterday.

Angeles City police officer-in-charge Senior Superintendent Danilo Bautista said security guards reported that Timothy Harriman, 40, allegedly committed suicide.

Police officers led by Senior Inspector Alfredo Quiambao found the victim lying on the floor of his bedroom, with blood oozing from his mouth.

The victim’s friend, Dutch national Romeo Tulnman, 40, told police he last saw Harriman alive at around 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Vodo Bar in Barangay Balibago.

The victim’s alleged wife, Lally Orpanio Harriman, 24, told police that last Nov. 14, she and her husband had a misunderstanding about the Pacquiao-Cotto fight and she has since stayed at her parents’ house in Barangay Amsic, also in Angeles City.

Bautista said he has ordered police investigators to dig deeper into the alleged suicide. – Ric Sapnu