Saturday, April 14, 2007

German, His Wife Murdered in Bohol

(http://www.iol.co.za) - A German man and his wife were killed Friday during a possible robbery on a resort island in the central Philippines, a police report said.

German national Helmut Malinka and his Filipino wife, identified only as Tequia, were killed by unidentified intruders who broke into their house before dawn in Baclayon town, on the island province of Bohol, 660km south of Manila.

Malinka received gunshot wounds while his wife suffered multiple stab wounds, the police report said.

Investigators said the killers tied up the maid before attacking the couple. It was not yet determined whether murder or robbery was the motive, or what valuables may have been taken from the house. - Sapa-dpa

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