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Belgian shoots wife, then kills self in Philippines
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
AFP

 

MANILA - A 60-year-old Belgian national shot and killed his Filipina wife before committing suicide in the northern Philippines, police said Thursday.

Johnny Constant Van Giert was overheard having a heated argument with his 37-year-old wife minutes before shooting her Tuesday night in the town of Iguig in northern Cagayan province, the police headquarters in Manila said in a report.

Van Giert then turned the gun on himself, the police said.

They said they were investigating what triggered the argument, which witnesses said occurred after the wife received a mysterious telephone call.

 
 
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