Robert Hall (Canadian)

Robert Hall
Born 1949
Calgary, Alberta
Died 13 June 2016 (aged 66-67)
The Philippines
Cause of death Beheading
Body discovered Sulu, Philippines
Residence Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Businessman, journalist

Robert Ward Hall (born 1949, Calgary, Canada - died 13 June 2016, near Patikul, Sulu, Philippines) was a Canadian kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines on 21 September 2015, and beheaded.[1][2][3]

Abu Sayyaf kidnaps individuals as a source of funding; it demanded $6 million for Hall's ransom.[4] Canada does not pay ransom because the money goes to fund terrorism.[2]

Hall was born in Calgary, one of six siblings, and grew up in the city’s Midnapore district. A welder by trade, Hall was also an experienced pilot, an amateur actor and a former insurance salesman.

After the last of the group of hostages, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, was released after payment of a ransom of $1.2 million, Hall's sister felt free to speak openly, criticizing the failure of the government of Canada to save her brother by paying ransom.[5][6]

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