They claim Ronel Estipona Perido was also motivated by revenge.
A former pool cleaner accused of breaking into a Philippines hotel room to murder two Australian holidaymakers and their relative may have been motivated by money to feed an online gambling addiction and also to take revenge on the resort that sacked him, prosecutors said.in July through the balcony window, possibly while the guests were asleep.
He was arrested days after the Tagaytay mayor issued a public ultimatum to the local police chief at the time to make progress on the case within a week or be sacked.Credit:The accused man briefly appeared in a closed court on Thursday. The default position in the Philippines is to shield courtroom events from public scrutiny and the media.
The suspect in the triple murder case being transferred to the Hall of Justice in Tagaytay City, Philippines, in July.Asked in English if he had anything to say, Perido, who was handcuffed to another prisoner from an unrelated case, shook his head indicating he did not. Fisk’s family in Australia could not attend the court in Tagaytay but hired a private prosecutor, Friedrick Vincent C. Lu to press their criminal and civil claims, which included a lawsuit against the Lake Hotel for allowing an allegedly disgruntled employee to roam the premises and gain access to guests’ rooms.
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