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British man found dead in Bali rice field | British man found dead in Bali rice field |
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The body of a 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. | Badung police officer Komang Suartana said the body was that of Robert Kelvin Ellis, 60, a resident of Sanur. |
He said Ellis held a British passport but had been a long-term resident of Australia, according to his Indonesian wife, Noor Ellis. | |
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, between the tourist towns of Ubud and Kuta. | 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 said Ellis’s Indonesian wife reported him missing and had identified him from a photograph. | Police said Ellis’s Indonesian wife reported him missing and had identified him from a photograph. |
She was yet to make a positive identification at the morgue. | She was yet to make a positive identification at the morgue. |
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 found a mat at the crime scene, which they believed 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. |
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office said: “We have been notified of the death of a British national in Bali on the 21st October and we stand ready to provide consular assistance” | A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office said: “We have been notified of the death of a British national in Bali on the 21st October and we stand ready to provide consular assistance” |