The daughter of an Australian couple allegedly murdered at a hotel in the Philippines says she is “living a nightmare” in the wake of their tragic deaths. James Fisk, 57, and his wife Lucita Barquin Cortez, 55, were discovered alongside Cortez’s daughter-in-law Mary Jane Cortez, 30, from Oriental Mindoro, amid a manhunt for their killer. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Couple found dead in Philippines hotel room identified.
Their bodies were found with their hands and feet tied in a room at the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay, a popular resort city south of the nation’s capital. Electrical cord, shoelaces, and packing tape were used to bound the bodies, according to police. Staff found the pair when they knocked on the door, reportedly about 1.
35pm local time, to alert the couple it was time to check out. James’s daughter Lacinda Fisk has since issued a heartbreaking statement following the shock news. “The love we have for our Father and Lucita is so dear and this situation is like living a nightmare,” she said in a statement.
“We pray for answers and the truth in this horrific matter, and just pray for their safe return to Australian shores. “David’s daughters, local known and loved residents in the Sutherland Shire, ask on behalf of their family that the media respect our privacy in this incredibly difficult and tragic time and we will be making no further comment.” Lacinda has organised a Go Fund Me page in the hopes of gathering donations for their family to bring th.
