A Filipino man accused of killing multiple LGBTQ+ people has been found dead while in custody, police say.

Authorities said the 22-year-old murder suspect, whom police referred to as “Roy”, was found unconscious in the toilets of the Lobo Municipal Police Station in Lobo, Batangas, on Sunday night (1 February).

Police executive master sergeant Jenny Atienza confirmed that the individual, accused of murdering 34-year-old make-up artist Aljohn Abag, was found by the station’s duty jailer after his partner became concerned that he had been in the toilets for several hours.

Officers rushed him to the Lobo District Hospital, where he was declared dead, sergeant Atienza told local news outlets.

Abag’s body was found along the seashore of Malabrigo Beach on 26 January. Investigators say he was fatally struck on the head with a large, sharp object, possibly a stone.

Roy was arrested and charged four days later after he was spotted driving the victim’s motorcycle in Quezon – a province in the Philippines over 107 miles (172 km) from the location of the killing.

Investigators reported that CCTV footage showed Roy and Abag together near Malabrigo Beach on the night of the killing. Roy was also found in possession of several of the victim’s personal belongings.

He faced charges including robbery with homicide and qualified carjacking, according to the Manila Bulletin.

Local outlet Inquirer reports that the suspect was also being investigated for possible involvement in numerous other murder cases, some of which included LGBTQ+ victims.