Police have sent Bernard's DNA to Philippines authorities

PETALING JAYA: Police have sent Bernard Then Ted Fen's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample to the Philippines authorities to verify the results obtained in the country.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said Malaysian police were also waiting for feedback as well as a full report on the DNA test.
When contacted by theSun, Khalid said police will receive the results soon and was confident that the authenticity of the headless body found in Philippines can be confirmed.
Khalid added that the police had requested to extradite two of Abu Sayyaf terrorist believed to have been involved in killing Then.
On May 14 this year, Then, an electrical engineer, was one of two victims who were abducted by four armed men from southern Philippines who stormed the Ocean King Restaurant in Sandakan at 7.45pm.
The other kidnap victim was Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, who was also the restaurant manager.
However, on Nov 8 this year, Thien was released by the abductors as a result of talks between the Malaysian Government and the terrorist group.