Anicia Q. Tomokane, the grand-aunt of Faloma Luhk,10, and her sister Meleina Luhk, 9, said after they learned on Sunday midnight from the governor’s office that the remains were those of an elderly man about 70 years old, her brother Elbert went to the Kagman residence of their uncle, Ricardo Muna Quitugua.
“My uncle wasn’t in his house,” Tomokane said. “He was last seen by his neighbors two weeks ago.”
Quitugua was the brother of their father. “He was the remaining sibling of our father,” she added.
She said Quituguawas “single, a loner — he lived alone, a few blocks away from where the bones were found.”
Tomokane said each day, their uncle would walk from his house to CYC store to buy the newspaper. He would then proceed to Laolao Beach, sit under a tree and read the news before walking back to his home.
“That’s his routine,” Tomokane said.
She believes her uncle did not die of natural causes.
“We never heard of him getting sick. He was very strong.”
Tomokane said they were relieved to learn that the remains did not belong to the Luhk sisters who have been missing since May 25. They believe the two children are still alive, she added.
“But at the same time we are saddened. We are mourning. Our uncle died.”
