Murdered expat's family 'need money for repatriation'

Mr Bolton and his Filipino partner were gunned down at their house in the village of Malabanas, near Angeles in the Philippines and their home was ransacked.

His daughter, Becky, who lives in Stroke-on-Trent, said the family cannot afford the £8,000 needed to fly the expat's body home.

"He has not only been murdered, his apartment has also been ransacked and everything stolen" she said.

"This means we can't even have any of his personal belongings for memories."

A Facebook campaign has been launched appealing for donations.

Mark Dizon, a computer technician, was arrested earlier this week in San Fernando city on suspicion of nine murders during three separate burglaries.

At this time Expats are reminded that costs associated with repatriating are body are not automatically provided by some insurance policies or funeral plans.