Huge breakthrough after Aussie couple murdered on overseas holiday
Just days after Australian couple David Fisk and Lucita Cortez were killed in a luxury hotel in the Philippines, the suspected killer has reportedly turned himself in to police.
The bodies of 54-year-old David Fisk and his de-facto partner Lucita Barquin Cortez, 55, were found with their hands and feet tied by hotel staff at the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay city, south of Manila, on Wednesday.
The body of another woman, Cortez's 30-year-old daughter-in-law Mary who lives in the Philippines, was also found in the room.
A week on from their deaths, Tagaytay Police Chief Charles Daven Capagcuan told the Associated Press that police had a breakthrough in the case when a suspect was identified by three hotel staff from CCTV footage.
The identification of the suspect eventually led to his home where he decided to surrender, Capagcuan said.
On Wednesday, Sunrise reporter Ben Downie shared the new developments.
“Philippines police say this morning a man handed himself in over the hotel homicide where the killer carried out an execution-style attack binding his victims, slashing and suffocating them,” Downie said.
“Hotel security footage showed the suspect leaving the room, but didn’t capture him entering, leading to the theory the killer had gained access from a window."
“This certainly counts as a breakthrough with the surrendered suspect and closure for loved ones.”
After hearing the news of the couple's sudden and tragic passing, Fisk's family, based in NSW's Sutherland Shire, issued a statement saying they "pray for answers and the truth in this horrific matter".
"The love we have for our Father and Lucita is so dear and this situation is like living a nightmare," the family said.
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