Headless body believed to be that of Bernard Then found

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Bernard Then

Bernard Then

KUALA LUMPUR: The security forces in the Philippines have discovered a headless body suspected of belonging to Sarawakian engineer, Bernard Then Ted Fen, who was abducted by four armed men in Sandakan, Sabah, last May.

Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said the body had been referred to Then’s family Monday night for identification purposes and further action.

However, Reezal Merican did not reveal when the Filipino security forces found the body.

He said this when winding up the Supply Bill 2016 debate for his ministry at the Dewan Negara here yesterday, while expressing his condolences to the family members of the victim.

It had been reported that Then, 39, was beheaded in a remote location considered to be a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines.

Then was abducted by a group of armed men at a seafood restaurant in Sandakan, Sabah on May 14, along with the restaurant manager, Thein Nyuk Fun, 50.

Thien however, was released on Nov 8.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Nov 18 mentioned on his Facebook and Twitter pages that Malaysia strongly condemned the killing of Then. — Bernama