A female tourist was reportedly raped and murdered by three men at a resort in the Philippines after attending a wedding there. 

Michaela Mickova, 23, a Slovak carer living in Berlin, Germany, had travelled to the paradise island of Boracay to attend a friend’s wedding on March 8. 

‘She wrote to me how happy she was,’ another friend said. But two days later, Michaela suddenly disappeared. 

She was last seen around 1pm wearing a red top and green hat, according to a missing person’s poster police handed out, offering a reward of £670 for information to locate Michaela.  

Michaela was found dead on March 12, with her body lying half-naked in an abandoned chapel on the Philippines island. 

‘She was the victim of a horrific crime,’ her friend said. The coroner said she was raped and beaten to death, according to local media. 

Three men are now in custody after the first one, aged 28, was arrested by chance during a drug raid and told on his two accomplices while in prison, the Philippine Star reports.

The man said the trio met Michaela as she was taking photos on the night she died. The men then reportedly beat her unconscious with a piece of wood, dragged her into the abandoned chapel and raped her there before getting a drink together. 

Michaela Mickova (pictured), 23, a Slovak carer living in Berlin, Germany, had travelled to the paradise island of Boracay to attend a friend's wedding on March 8

Michaela Mickova (pictured), 23, a Slovak carer living in Berlin, Germany, had travelled to the paradise island of Boracay to attend a friend’s wedding on March 8

Michaela's body was found in an abandoned chapel on the paradise island

Michaela’s body was found in an abandoned chapel on the paradise island

'She wrote to me how happy she was,' another friend said. But two days later, Michaela suddenly disappeared. Michaela was found dead on March 12, with her body lying half-naked in an abandoned chapel on the Philippines island

‘She wrote to me how happy she was,’ another friend said. But two days later, Michaela suddenly disappeared. Michaela was found dead on March 12, with her body lying half-naked in an abandoned chapel on the Philippines island

Michaela’s friend has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to bring Michaela’s body back to her family in Slovakia and cover the funeral costs. 

Donations on the page have already surpassed £3,700.

The friend also paid tribute, writing: ‘Michaela has lived and worked in Berlin, Germany and, as a caregiver in CareArbeit, has given many people in Berlin a lot of charity, support, joy and her smile. She is very much missed everywhere.’

She added: ‘I wish for nothing more than that my beloved friend is alive, but she’s been taken from us forever. 

‘I want to support her family at least with this appeal for donations. 

‘I hope that the investigation will be completed soon so that Michaela can be buried in her hometown, we can say goodbye and she can rest in peace, and justice will be done.’

Meanwhile, authorities on Boracay are worried that the horrifying killing could scare off visitors.

‘This is a devastating blow to our tourism industry. We need to reassure tourists that Boracay is a safe place,’ a police official told local media.

She was last seen around 1pm wearing a red top and green knitted hat (pictured), according to a missing person's poster police handed out, offering a reward of £670 for information to locate Michaela

She was last seen around 1pm wearing a red top and green knitted hat (pictured), according to a missing person’s poster police handed out, offering a reward of £670 for information to locate Michaela

CCTV footage from a shop is said to show Michaela shortly before her disappearance

CCTV footage from a shop is said to show Michaela shortly before her disappearance

‘We will do everything in our power together with our local officials in Boracay and Malay and national agencies concerned to prevent such incidents from happening again.’ 

The local Department of Tourism said in a statement: ‘The DoT expresses its profound concern regarding the recent incident involving a Slovak tourist on Boracay Island. 

‘Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones affected by this tragic event.’

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