A hotel worker found the bodies of the victims, whose hands and feet were tied. Police believe the man's throat was slit and the woman suffocated.
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, south of Manila, on Wednesday, according to a police statement.
Capagcuan said the motive for the killings was not immediately clear and added some valuables of the victims, including their cellphones, were not taken by the suspect. Investigators were interviewing witnesses and examining security cameras at the hotel which could help identify the suspect or suspects, Tolentino said without elaborating.
The Australian couple was supposed to fly back to Australia on Wednesday, the day they were killed, but decided to briefly take a vacation in Tagaytay, said the relative, who asked not to be identified for security reasons.
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