Kidnapped Malaysian’s headless body found

Government troops in Parang town, Sulu, southern Philippines, have found a headless body, believed to be that of a Malaysian kidnapped in Sandakan in May by the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), police reports said.

Western Mindanao Command spokesman Major Filemon Tan said the decomposing body of kidnap victim Bernard Then Ted Fen was recovered by members of the 9th Intelligence Service unit and the 501st Infantry Brigade at the vicinity of Sitio Lungon-Lungon in Bgry. Lanao Dakula, Parang.