A suspect in last week at a hotel in a popular resort city south of the Philippine capital has surrendered, officials say.
The bodies of the victims, whose hands and feet were tied, were found sprawled on the floor in a room at the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay city a week ago.
The victims were identified as David James Fisk, 57, and his wife Lucita Barquin Cortez, 55, a Philippine-born Australian citizen.
Lucita Barquin Cortez and David James Fisk had flown from Sydney to Bali for a holiday and were taking a short break in the Philippines before returning to Australia. Credit: Supplied
Police at the time said it was a rare heinous crime in a tourism destination that is largely known for a scenic volcano nestled amid a lake, abundant tropical fruits and the hospitality of its people.
Tagaytay police chief Charles Daven Capagcuan told the Associated Press that the breakthrough in the week-old case came when the suspect was identified by at least three hotel employees based on his image that was captured by security cameras showing a part of his masked face.
The identification of the suspect eventually led to his home province of Batangas near Tagaytay where he decided to surrender, Capagcuan said.
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