Dismissed hotel employee arrested for murder of two Australians and a Filipina

The suspect was identified on video surveillance footage as a former employee of the hotel, Tagaytay Mayor Abraham Tolentino told AFP.

The man, who had been fired for theft, had fled to a nearby province. He turned himself in on Tuesday evening and “confessed everything,” Tolentino said.

“He said it was his revenge,” Tolentino said.

Police told AFP that the man had been working as a utility worker at the hotel when he was fired in March.

“Based on the information gathered, he was able to enter the room through the back window,” said Major Jean Alagos, spokesman for the Cavite Provincial Police.

The Australian victims were identified by Philippine authorities as David James Fisk and Lucita Barquin Cortez, while the Filipino victim was Mary Jane Cortez.

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