On September 8 the police stated that the victims had been beaten with a blunt instrument.

The victims were beaten to death with lengths of pipes.

The victims were beaten to death, quartered, and in some cases also burnt.

All three victims had been beaten severely on the head, investigators said.

Increasingly, victims have been beaten or raped during these incidents.

The victim was beaten to death with a pool cue.

The Sergeant said the last four victims were violently beaten.

Both victims, male and female, were beaten badly, especially around the face.

In some cases, the victims are beaten to unconsciousness, or even killed.

All three victims had been beaten about the head and then shot.