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| The Philippine wife of a British clergyman has reportedly been charged with his murder. | |
| Pastor David Brash, 62, a Baptist minister from Warrington, Cheshire, was found dead in a swamp on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. | Pastor David Brash, 62, a Baptist minister from Warrington, Cheshire, was found dead in a swamp on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. |
| His wife, Annalyn Bataller Brash, 23, was charged along with two men after she admitted hiring accomplices to kill him, according to local reports. | His wife, Annalyn Bataller Brash, 23, was charged along with two men after she admitted hiring accomplices to kill him, according to local reports. |
| Father-of-two Mr Brash left the UK to begin a new life with his wife. | Father-of-two Mr Brash left the UK to begin a new life with his wife. |
| 'Pleasant girl' | 'Pleasant girl' |
| Mr Brash's remains are believed to have been found on Saturday after his wife reported him missing. | Mr Brash's remains are believed to have been found on Saturday after his wife reported him missing. |
| Philippine police told the local media that Mrs Bataller Brash confessed to the killing following questioning, and led officers to his partially-burned body. | Philippine police told the local media that Mrs Bataller Brash confessed to the killing following questioning, and led officers to his partially-burned body. |
| His ex-wife, Veronica, 61, said on Tuesday: "We have a very difficult situation to deal with." | His ex-wife, Veronica, 61, said on Tuesday: "We have a very difficult situation to deal with." |
| Mr Brash ran the Runcorn Independent Baptist Church in Cheshire for 12 years. | Mr Brash ran the Runcorn Independent Baptist Church in Cheshire for 12 years. |
| He met his new wife in a church near her home in Mindanao, where he went on to work repairing computers and giving them to churches. | He met his new wife in a church near her home in Mindanao, where he went on to work repairing computers and giving them to churches. |
| The couple married last year and he moved to the Philippines six weeks ago. | The couple married last year and he moved to the Philippines six weeks ago. |
| Stuart Hart, secretary of Runcorn Independent Baptist Church, said he had met Mr Brash's wife briefly. | Stuart Hart, secretary of Runcorn Independent Baptist Church, said he had met Mr Brash's wife briefly. |
| "I asked her how she was settling in and coping with the British weather, that sort of thing," Mr Hart said. | "I asked her how she was settling in and coping with the British weather, that sort of thing," Mr Hart said. |
| "She was a very pleasant young girl, she seemed to be just a nice person. | "She was a very pleasant young girl, she seemed to be just a nice person. |
| "It's been described as a 'whirlwind' romance, but I think it happened across a number of visits over a period of two or maybe three years." | "It's been described as a 'whirlwind' romance, but I think it happened across a number of visits over a period of two or maybe three years." |
| Mrs Bataller Brash is reported to have complained that she and her young son were "mistreated" by her husband. | Mrs Bataller Brash is reported to have complained that she and her young son were "mistreated" by her husband. |
| The Foreign Office said earlier it was "aware of reports about David Brash" but could not confirm any details. | The Foreign Office said earlier it was "aware of reports about David Brash" but could not confirm any details. |