Gulf | Oman
Filipino killed in a brawl
According to a police report, the deceased had a fight with a Bangladeshi national and two other Filipinos soon after they arrived in Oman
- Staff Report
- Published: 16:04 September 20, 2011
Muscat: A brawl at a flat owned by a manpower recruitment company in Salalah, 1000-km south off Muscat, ended up in the death of a new Filipino expatriate.
According to a police report, the deceased had a fight with a Bangladeshi national and two other Filipinos soon after they arrived in Oman and were at the flat owned by a recruitment agent.
The three accused alleged that the Filipino verbally abused them and in the ensuing fight one of the three accused hit him on the head with a fighter extinguisher, causing his death.
The police is further investigating the case.
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