ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 22, 2014) – A couple was found murdered inside their house in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, police said.
Police said Abdurajak Usab, 39, and wife Fharhana Alphad, 36, was shot several times, but their three-year old daughter was spared by the killer. It said there were no signs of forcible entry in the house located at Phase 4, Country Homes in the village of Ayala.
Police investigators also recovered inside the house a small tally book containing a list of names and what appeared to be a summary of debts.
The motive of the twin killings is still unknown, although police were investigating various reports.
“The husband sustained two gunshot wounds in his head and armpit, while his wife sustained two gunshot wounds in the right side of her body and one on the side of her right breast,” a police report said.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack, but police said the child has apparently recognized and identified the assailant. (Mindanao Examiner)
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