Bungled robbery likely cause of murders in Philippine paradise
AFP, May, 2004
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BORACAY, Philippines (AFP) — The murder of three foreigners and a local maid on the Philippine resort island of Boracay was probably triggered by a robbery that went horribly wrong, police said.
The victims were found brutally stabbed to death early Sunday at a luxury villa on the island, a popular tourist destination nestling in the azure waters of the Sulu sea some 300 kilometres (180 miles) south of Manila.
The foreign victims were identified as Swiss-born art gallery owner Manfred Schoeni, German property developer and villa owner Anton Faustenhauser, and Hong Kong-based British architect John Cowperthwaite.
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Police interviewed 25 construction workers building an adjacent property and sources close to the investigation told AFP inquiries were focused on two suspects, one of whom is the dead maid's boyfriend.
National police spokesman Senior Superintendent Joel Goltiao said that so far the findings of investigators pointed to robbery as the ...
