Philippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered

Associated Press

TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say the suspect in last week’s killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a Philippine hotel in a popular resort city south of Manila has surrendered. They say he claims that he wanted to retaliate against the hotel for firing him and that he randomly barged into the victims’ room because the window was open. Officials presented the suspect at a news conference before dawn Tuesday, but did not release his identity. 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 last week. Police say the breakthrough in the case came when the suspect was identified by three hotel employees based on his image captured by security cameras.