TBWG Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Hi Found on BBC World news site.................. Welshman murdered in Philippines Leonard Jarman Leonard Jarman's family say they are devastated by his death The death of a 66-year-old man who moved from the south Wales valleys to the Philippines 18 months ago is being treated as murder. Police in the Philippines have launched an inquiry into the death of Leonard Jarman, formerly of Llantwit Fardre, near Pontypridd. He was found on 31 August at his home in Las Pinas City, in the capital's Metro Manila region. Mr Jarman, had set up home there with his Filipina second wife, Edna. His oldest daughter, Melanie Hill, from Fleur-de-lys, Blackwood, Caerphilly county, told the Wales on Sunday newspaper: "We are devastated by the news. "At the moment we are dealing with the shock of the death and it hasn't really sunk in that he's been murdered." Map of Philippines Mr Jarman lived in Las Pinas City, near the capital, Manila She said the family hoped that Filipino police would "do their utmost to bring the perpetrators to justice". Wales on Sunday also reported that Mr Jarman had been a chemical engineer with BP in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, before marrying a second time. The newspaper said he had gone to the Philippines with the aim of opening a hairdressing salon. A spokeswoman for the UK Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that the body of a British national was found on 31 August at his home in Las Pinas City in the Philippines. "Next-of-kin have been informed. Filipino police are treating his death as suspicious." RIP TBWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaiWai Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 with the aim of opening a hairdressing salon ??R. I. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 No disrespect to the deceased but what's the relevance here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 There are Welsh people on this forum. Phillipinos look like Thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Comparison of policing practices? "looks like he slipped and fell on a knife", would be a common one here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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