Clergyman's bride accused of murder

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David Brash, 62, a Baptist minister from Warrington, Cheshire, was found in a swamp on Saturday after being reported missing by his wife, Annalyn Bataller Brash, 22.

Press reports in the Philippines claim Annalyn confessed to hiring two hitmen to kill Mr Brash, whom she married in October last year, but subsequently led police to the swamp in Mindanao, where his body was found.

Mr Brash, a father of two adult sons from his first marriage to Veronica, 61, was reported missing on November 29, less than a month after he moved to the Philippines to be with his new wife.

It was reported on Tuesday that she has been charged with murder along with her alleged lover and husband's driver, Renante Puerto Prado, 22, and Noah Martinez Noja, 30.

She is said to have complained that she and her young son were "mistreated" by Mr Brash.

Senior Inspector Reynante Ngoho Sibayton, a station commander in Butuan City, told the news website mindanao.com: "In the way the crime was committed and the remains buried, it would have been impossible to locate the missing British national without the wife's assistance who personally accompanied the cops."

A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of reports about David Brash but we cannot confirm any details."

Mr Brash's British family have so far declined to comment on the tragedy. His ex-wife, Veronica Brash, speaking from her home in Grappenhall, Warrington, said: "We have a very difficult situation to deal with. Please don't bother us."

Mr Brash ran the Runcorn Independent Baptist Church in Cheshire for 12 years and began visiting the Philippines for preaching visits in 2000.