2 Australians, Filipino killed in Manila hotel, Philippines investigating
- A hotel worker found the bodies of the victims, whose hands and feet were tied, in a room at the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay city in Manila
Two Australian nationals and their Filipino woman companion were killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the Philippine capital and police were trying to identify and track down the suspects, officials said on Thursday.
A hotel worker found the bodies of the victims, whose hands and feet were tied, in a room at the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay city, in Manila, on Wednesday, according to a police statement.
The motive for the killings was not immediately clear, Tagaytay police chief Charles Daven Capagcuan said, adding that some valuables of the victims, including their mobile phones, were not taken by the suspect.
“We were shocked by this incident,” Tagaytay Mayor Abraham Tolentino said, apologising to the families of the victims. “We’re very sorry to our Australian friends. We will resolve this as soon as possible.”
The victims were believed to be a man in his 50s from Australia, his Philippine-born partner, who had acquired Australian citizenship, and her Filipino relative.
Investigators were interviewing witnesses and examining security cameras at the hotel, including one footage that showed a man wearing a mask and a hoodie and carrying a sling bag who walked out of the victims’ room a few hours before their bodies were discovered, Capagcuan said.