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There was the broad smile, the laughter, the luxuriant beard and the strong grip. “How have you been,” he said, as we got into his Toyota Corolla.




His already-bruised and damaged body bore 15 separate injury marks. His ribs had been broken, his lungs punctured, his liver damaged, his face battered. It was reported there were rope marks on his wrists and ankles, revealing that his hands and feet had most likely been bound. As the blows rained down, he would have been unable to even try and defend himself. Those strong hands would have been of no use.


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