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The body of an Australian man has been found with his throat slashed, wrapped in plastic and dumped in a Bali rice field, police say.The body of an Australian man has been found with his throat slashed, wrapped in plastic and dumped in a Bali rice field, police say.
Badung police officer Komang Suartana said the body was that of Robert Kelvin Ellis, 60, a resident of Sanur.
Detective Wisnu Wardana said the body was found about 8am local time on Tuesday and was already in a state of decay.Detective Wisnu Wardana said the body was found about 8am local time on Tuesday and was already in a state of decay.
Locals found it in a trench at the edge of a rice field that was far from any houses in Sedang village, in Bali’s south. Locals found it in a trench at the edge of a rice field that was far from any houses in Sedang Village, between the tourist towns of Ubud and Kuta.
It was tied and wrapped in plastic and bedding.It was tied and wrapped in plastic and bedding.
“There was a wound in his neck. The neck was almost cut entirely,” the detective told reporters.“There was a wound in his neck. The neck was almost cut entirely,” the detective told reporters.
“We suspect that there has been physical violence to the body.”“We suspect that there has been physical violence to the body.”
Police say they have the victim’s Australian passport. Police said Ellis’s Indonesian wife reported him missing and had identified him from a photograph.
He was staying in a Sanur villa, but they have not released his identity. She was yet to make a positive identification at the morgue.
They say he had reddish hair and was aged in his 40s. Detectives found a mat at the crime scene, which they believed was used to move the body, as well as money and a mobile phone.
Detectives have found a mat at the crime scene, which they believe was used to move the body, as well as money and a mobile phone.
Ida Bagus Putu Alit, head of forensics at Sanglah hospital, confirmed the injuries, saying an autopsy found bruising on the man’s face, and three open wounds in the neck.Ida Bagus Putu Alit, head of forensics at Sanglah hospital, confirmed the injuries, saying an autopsy found bruising on the man’s face, and three open wounds in the neck.
“The fatal wounds were caused by sharp-object violence,” he said.“The fatal wounds were caused by sharp-object violence,” he said.