[kellyhound]

The Philippine president has condemned the "brutal and senseless murder" of a Canadian man by Abu Sayyaf militants.

Robert Hall was kidnapped by the Islamist group in September along with three others from Canada, the Philippines and Norway.

Fellow Canadian John Ridsdel was killed by the group in April after a multi-million dollar ransom deadline expired.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had earlier said he believed it was "likely" Mr Hall was dead.

In a statement on Tuesday, outgoing Philippines President Benigno Aquino confirmed the killing.

"This latest heinous crime serves to strengthen our government's resolve to put an end to this reign of terror and banditry," he said.

Who are the Abu Sayyaf group?

Mr Hall, his Filipina partner Marites Flor, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and Canadian John Ridsdel were kidnapped from a marina near the city of Davao in September.

They were taken to an Abu Sayyaf stronghold on the remote southern island of Jolo. Mr Ridsdel was beheaded on 25 April.

Last month, a video emerged showing the three hostages pleading for their governments to meet the captors' demands or they would also be executed.

The Philippine and Canadian governments are opposed to paying ransoms for hostages.

The Philippines have launched military operations against the militant group.

Mr Trudeau said in a statement. that Canada "will not give into their fear mongering tactics and despicable attitude toward the suffering of others".

Abu Sayyaf is still holding several captives, including a Dutch birdwatcher taken in 2012.

[shauns26]

It looks like he was unconscious before they cut his head off. Either that, or a very stoic man able to remove himself from the reality of the situation he was in.

[fishbone]

The thing I find most eerie about this particular video is listening to his pulse as the blood drains from his neck and onto the ground. There was no chanting, no stupid music...just the sound of this man dying.

[iggy]

Please can we just fucking wipe every one of them off the earth. We cut cancer out of our bodies why not just kill all these fuckers for the good of the planet.

[dark_angel]

Originally Posted by iggy ↗

Please can we just fucking wipe every one of them off the earth. We cut cancer out of our bodies why not just kill all these fuckers for the good of the planet.

Good luck just cutting the cancer out of your body after it has already spread.

[vultee1956]

His eyes open slightly as it's being held up after being cut off

[Feirefiz]

I really do love it when the eyes move...

[orionlover69]

Originally Posted by vultee1956 ↗

His eyes open slightly as it's being held up after being cut off

I think I saw his eyes move right to left as they held his head up.

[Rocknut]

Originally Posted by dark_angel ↗

Good luck just cutting the cancer out of your body after it has already spread.

I agree with both of you, but if the cancer has spread and the victim is strong the cancer can be defeated. Good people are strong, we can continue to fight the cancer and one day eradicate it!--- Kill them all.

[the_thirdeye]

Poor bastard. He totally had a "Just fucking get it over with" attitude. I still think that's one of the most frightening ways to go out.

I guess compared to a lot of hack-fraud beheadings you see on this site, at least the murdering douche in this vid had a sharp knife, knew to cut through the vertebrae so it didn't last that long.