FIVE days after her death, the police have yet to determine what killed a 26-year-old hotel assistant manager who was rushed unconscious to the hospital on Friday morning after locking herself up in a room with her live-in partner and three other men.
Senior Supt. Ariel Andrade, Para帽aque police chief, said on Tuesday that they were still waiting for the autopsy report on Edgel Jhoy Durolfo, VIP Premium Services assistant manager at Solaire Resort and Casino. She died at San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pasay City shortly after she was brought there around 4 a.m. on Friday by her partner, Rodney Ynchausti, and three other men identified only as 鈥淧au Egoc,鈥� 鈥淢olo Hwang鈥� and 鈥淏eah Lim.鈥�
Based on the initial investigation conducted by the police, the victim had bruises and contusions, leading to speculation that she may have been beaten up. Her parents also reported to investigators that Ynchausti had told them that their daughter had used drugs before she died.
鈥淪o far, we are still investigating. We can鈥檛 say yet what the cause of her death was; if it was hematoma or if there was a drug overdose since she was unconscious [when she was taken to the hospital],鈥� Andrade said.
According to him, part of the footage taken by a closed-circuit television camera at the hotel showed Durolfo entering a room on the hotel鈥檚 eighth floor with four men around Thursday midnight.
Four hours later, the men were seen carrying the victim who appeared to be unconscious out of the room.
鈥淚t appears she was taken to the hotel clinic first and then they were advised to go to the hospital,鈥� Andrade said, adding that it was Durolfo鈥檚 sister, Ethel, who identified the four men.
鈥淲hen we were told about the incident, we went to the hospital but we did not see the four men there anymore,鈥� Andrade told the Inquirer.
He said they considered Ynchausti and his three companions 鈥減ersons of interest,鈥� since they 鈥渕ay have [had] something to do with what happened.鈥�
Andrade reported that police investigators went to Ynchausti鈥檚 house in BF Las Pi帽as on Monday but failed to find him there. He said they were also trying to find his three companions.
In a statement on Tuesday, Solaire said it was greatly saddened by Durolfo鈥檚 death as it extended its heartfelt sympathy to the family of the hotel鈥檚 鈥渢eam member.鈥�
鈥淭he family has requested total privacy and does not want us to discuss further details so we must be guided accordingly,鈥� it added, noting that authorities were already conducting an 鈥渆xhaustive investigation.鈥�
鈥淯ntil the investigation has been completed, the hotel鈥檚 management shall continue to give it maximum priority. The management of Solaire is extending assistance to the family at this hour of need,鈥� it said.