This is scary

[A and T 82]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/09/06/10/briton-slain-over-philippine-internet-love-triangle

Per the article

"MANILA, Philippines - A British man who went to the Philippines to propose to a woman he met in an Internet chat room was stabbed to death by her jealous lover Sunday, police said.John Lorne McDonald's would-be bride, Nanqueen Romero, 31, also sustained multiple wounds after being attacked by her Filipino lover, police said in a statement.

McDonald organized a party at Romero's home to ask for her hand in marriage, police said, but it was not clear if she had told him about her Filipino boyfriend, Anselmo Locastales, who turned up and attacked the couple.

Locastales is on the run, police said.

The British Embassy could not be reached Sunday and no personal details about McDonald were immediately available.

Impoverished Philippine women often use matchmaking websites to find foreign husbands in the hope of escaping the country for a better life."

[BellaRose 7]

Shocking.

[William33 110]

Breaking news always lacks the full facts of any situation.

Was this her husband or boyfreind? Let's wait until the facts are revealed.

Edit to add: Murder is not acceptable on any level, but crimes of passion do happen.

Edited September 6, 2010 by William33

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I just read that article, pretty sad news. I am sure more facts will emerge. Love the commentary in the last sentence... Regardless, sad story.

[marriedtomrg 141]

There are similar stories on ABS-CBN...I just browsed a few of them this morning. One was of a couple in Pittsburgh, CA (yep, you read it right) found dead in their home...an apparent murder suicide.

What we read above (posted by the OP) is not the first and won't be the last to end in tragedy...

[DaRoq 36]

I just read that article, pretty sad news. I am sure more facts will emerge. Love the commentary in the last sentence... Regardless, sad story.

That last sentence isn't commentary; it's fact. Just because the truth hurts, doesn't mean it's less worthy.

[Atencio 43]

As mentioned by marriedtomrg I can find similar crimes of passion here in the U.S. every day.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

That last sentence isn't commentary; it's fact. Just because the truth hurts, doesn't mean it's less worthy.

It was not really germain to the story, thus superfluous commentary regardless of its merit as fact. Didn't hurt me in the least to point that out.

[DaRoq 36]

It was not really germain to the story, thus superfluous commentary regardless of its merit as fact. Didn't hurt me in the least to point that out.

No offense, but how can you say it wasn't germane to the story? Would this incident have occured if the british guy wasn't flexing his relative wealth to steal a girl from her impoverished existence? Would the guy have had a chance if the girl wasn't poor? Is it typical for women from more "well-off" families to search online for foreign husbands? If the honest answer is "No", then that superfluous commentary suddenly becomes very relevant.

In any case, this was a sad story. Not only because a man was killed, but moreso because another man will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison. Two lives were ruined because of a woman.

To be fair, not all poor women use matchmaking websites to find foreign husbands. And not all women who do use those websites are poor. I get that.

"Tapos Na"

[ready4ONE 5,400]

DaRoq I am not sure it is entirely the woman's fault although the brief article indicates she was playing the British gent while getting some on the side from her local lover. The local lover appears quite clearly to have been the knife wielding party, so I would have to conclude he committed the biggest wrong.

Love triangles exist under all manner of financial circumstances and we clearly don't know many facts from the OP. I have personal knowledge of what could be similar circumstances if I assume facts not in evidence in order to jump to a conclusion about the love triangle in the OP. I have also seen love triangles in real life, amongst persons geographically close and finances playing no role. I am not even certain we can conclude as the writer of the OP article does, if this woman was currently involved with the knife wielding suspect, although the article sensationalistically implies it.

You also appear to have assumed the British gent was wealthy, and that the gal was impoverished, although neither detail is in the article. Since the article clearly states there were no personal details regarding the Brit, seems like a big assumption, but you got it from the gratuitous last paragraph. Ditto for your assumption the female was impoverished.

[jrmejia 31]

[tallcoolone 102]

Breaking news always lacks the full facts of any situation.

Was this her husband or boyfreind? Let's wait until the facts are revealed.

Edit to add: Murder is not acceptable on any level, but crimes of passion do happen.

Thank You

People need to understand just because something is in the news or on TV doesn't make it true of correct

[tallcoolone 102]

Time Magazine named Adolf Hitler Man of Year in 1939.

He later went on to lead the Germans to kill over 6 millions Jewish People during WW 2.

[eros_EX_Plumber 0]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/09/06/10/briton-slain-over-philippine-internet-love-triangle

McDonald organized a party at Romero's home to ask for her hand in marriage, police said, but it was not clear if she had told him about her Filipino boyfriend, Anselmo Locastales, who turned up and attacked the couple.

Once again, there is always something the other side FORGETs to tell you !!!!!

How convenient.....

Impoverished Philippine women often use matchmaking websites to find foreign husbands in the hope of escaping the country for a better life."

and most of you know that is major reason....second only to scamming.....

yes we can try to embellish, clean it, put some lipstick on it.....but the truth always hurt.....doesn't it?

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And to the admin/moderator.....please lock my account once again....since you do not like what i post...LMAO

Anyhow this is a sad article...no matter how we slice it....a life was taken and other were ruined.....

[tallcoolone 102]

Impoverished Philippine women often use matchmaking websites to find foreign husbands in the hope of escaping the country for a better life."

Look at VJ, I bet you over 70% of the posters in PI forum, meet that description