Thriller in Manila

MANILA - Mourners at a wake for a murdered Filipina waitress were shocked yesterday when the woman they were grieving for walked…

MANILA - Mourners at a wake for a murdered Filipina waitress were shocked yesterday when the woman they were grieving for walked in very much alive, police said.

The parents of Ms Leni Dayap (21), were preparing to bury her in her northern Philippine home town of Santa Maria after claiming what they thought was the body of their daughter from a funeral parlour.

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