Filipina prostitute helps Taiwanese and Philippine police nab Israeli-American wanted for grisly New Taipei murder
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/09/06
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Mayer at Taoyuan airport (CIB image), Mayer in Philippine hotel (CNA image).
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Now that Philippine and Taiwanese authorities have announced the capture of the Israeli-American suspect in the murder of a Canadian English teacher, details have emerged about how police were finally able to apprehend him, including reports that a Filipina prostitute was key in pinpointing his location.
After the dismembered remains of 43-year-old Canadian English teacher Sanjay Ryan Ramgahan had been discovered on Aug. 22 and police started to close in on the trail of the killers, 37-year-old Israeli-American tattoo artist Oren Shlomo Mayer boarded Cebu Airlines Flight 5J-311 to Manila at about 2 a.m. on Aug. 24.
Taiwan and the Philippines have an extradition agreement and after receiving a request from Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) to capture Mayer, the Philippine National Police (PNP) put together a taskforce to begin a manhunt. CIB International Criminal Affairs Division Squadron Chief Yang Kuo-sung (楊國松) told a news conference that a special team was formed on Aug. 25 to investigate the case.
After confirming Mayer’s identity, Yang notified INTERPOL of the fugitive, confirmed that he had indeed landed in Manila and alerted the Philippine police immediately. Early on, they had confirmed Mayer’s presence at the San Agustin Residences Hotel in Manila, which police monitored, until Aug. 27 when he checked out, according to an ETtoday report, [FULL STORY]
