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Date: 07 September 2010
Source: http://bmpm.abs-cbnnews.com/component/content/article/1-blog/2442
A British man who owned a South Philippines beach resort was shot dead in front of his wife by thieves.
Anthony Nicholas, 64, died in a hail of bullets when he refused to stop his motorised tricycle for armed men.
They fired on him as he rode past, riddling his body with further shots as he lay on the floor.
Mr Nicholas’s killing was witnessed by his wife Judith who handed over shop takings to the men near the resort they operated called Hijoe Beach in Sipalay, Negros.
Shot dead: Anthony Nicholas, 64, was killed by gunmen near a beach he owned in Negros, Philippines. (File picture)
Mr Nicholas said his older brother Anjo, 30, had had to leave his new job and was flying out from London and his younger sister Joan, 23, would be following on later.
‘My father loved it here. In days gone by it used to be a little bit scary because there was a lot of activity by the NPA – the communist New People’s Army,’ he added.
‘But there has been no trouble since the 2007 amnesty. There has been a minor dispute over the ownership of a local beach, but at the moment this appears to be just an opportunist act.’
Sipalay Mayor Oscar Montilla, however, said the Nicolas’ killing was isolated and was not expected to affect Sipalay’s tourism industry.
The area has become a popular new tourist resort since the government gave communist guerrillas an amnesty three years ago – with pristine beaches and excellent diving conditions.