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Thu 11 Nov 2009Elderly priest exposed to the elements during his 32-day ordeal
AFTER 32 gruelling days of captivity, the missionary known fondly as “Fr Mick” to those in the southern Philippines where he set up the Hangop Kabataan School for children with learning disabilities, has been freed.
Authorities will ensure that Fr Sinnott has a full check-up, as he was most likely held in the open, which is relatively easy for his abductors who are used to the environment, but the heat, the mosquitoes and the exposure would have been hard on the health of an elderly man who had heart surgery four years ago.
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