Duo not tortured in Jolo


chinese tourist gao huayun and filipino hotel worker marcy dayawan

KOTA KINABALU: Abu Sayyaf gunmen did not torture or abuse Chinese national Gao Huayun (pic right) and Filipina resort worker Marcy Dayawan @ Mimi during their 58 days of captivity in the jungles of Jolo.

However, Mimi, 40, was constantly threatened with being beheaded if Gao’s family did not pay the ransom for their freedom within 20 days of their calls.

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