Body of worker slain in Iran territory due today
By Michaela P. del Callar 08/09/2010 The remains of the male Filipino worker killed by a Sudanese national during a fist fight on Kish Island, Iran, will arrive in the country today as Philippine embassy officials continue to verify information that there are several other dead Filipinos in the Iranian territory. Philippine Embassy to Iran Charge d’ Affairs Mariano Dumia said the body of Mark Lloyd Carmen, 24, will arrive this morning from Bahrain. A native of Taguig City, Carmen, who was waiting for his re-entry visa to the United Arab Emirates, was killed on July 1. Carmen died when a Sudani national stabbed him in the chest with a knife during a fist fight. The Sudani challenged him to a fist fight and slapped him several times when he refused to fight. When Carmen defended himself, the fight turned bloody when the Sudani was handed a knife by his companion. Dumia said the embassy is continuously following up on the case and is intent of bringing the perpetrator to justice..... MORE Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100809hed6.html |
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