Police have stressed that the two Americans arrested for the murder of Tomi Masters are receiving “no special treatment” in custody. Troy Woody, aged 21, and Mir Islam, 22, are currently sharing a 20-square metre cell with 16 other detainees at the Mandaluyong City Police Custodial Facility. The pair are accused of strangling 23-year-old Tomi,… Full Story »
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Suspected killer of American woman in Manila was playboy Bitcoin trader
One of the suspects in the killing of an American woman, whose body was dumped in the Pasig River, was a playboy Bitcoin trader. Troy Woody Jr, aged 21, had been staying with his girlfriend Tomi Michelle Masters — the 23-year-old victim — and mutual friend Mir Islam, 22, in Manila. However, friends have told… Full Story »
Police: American woman dumped in Pasig River was suffocated
Tomi Michelle Masters, an American whose dead body was dumped in the Pasig River in Manila died of suffocation, police have said. Senior Superintendent Moises Villaceran revealed the result of an autopsy on the 23-year-old woman from Indiana yesterday (Monday, December 24). The suspects in her killing — Troy Woody, aged 21, and Mir Islam,… Full Story »
Two Americans arrested after body of Indiana woman dumped in Manila river
Two Americans have been arrested after they allegedly dumped the body of a 23-year-old Indiana woman into Manila’s Pasig river. The pair have been detained after a Grab taxi driver alerted police when he saw the pair throwing a large box into the river yesterday morning (Sunday, December 23). The Manila Police District (MPD) has… Full Story »
Rehabilitation of Manila’s Pasig River wins international award
The rehabilitation of the Manila’s Pasig River has been recognised with an international environmental award. The urban waterway beat China’s Yangtze River in the first Asia RiverPrize Awards. Officials from the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), led by its Executive Director Jose Antonio Goitia, received the recognition during the International ‘Riversymposium’ held in Sydney, Australia,… Full Story »
