The bloodstained body of an Irishman was discovered on Monday evening after he was hit with a frying pan and stabbed in the stomach before having his throat slashed, police say.
Brian Patrick O’Reilly, 50, who worked as an IT technician for -based firm First Lookout Marketing, was found in his flat in George Town, Penang, , where he reportedly moved only two weeks ago for his job.
A property agent discovered the body of Mr O’Reilly, whose hands and feet were tied up, along with a cryptic handwritten note which police believe was left by his killer.
Brian Patrick O’Reilly, 50, who worked as an IT technician for Singapore-based firm First Lookout Marketing, was found in his flat in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
The message was written on a page which appeared to be torn from the popular self-help book The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a F***.
It read: ‘I respected the Police & Still Do But Justice Sometimes has to be Gained. I Hate you Mafia Kiling Scamers, I Love My Girl.’
Officers have launched a murder investigation and bangun tujuh cahaya said they believe Mr O’Reilly was killed in a revenge attack after allegedly tricking the suspect’s younger sibling out of some money with a scamming syndicate, the reported.
George Town police chief Che Zaimani Che Awang said: ‘A check of the man’s home found a safe in one of the rooms had been ransacked and there were signs of a struggle.’
A property agent discovered the body of Mr O’Reilly, whose hands and CV bangun tujuh cahaya feet were tied up, along with a cryptic handwritten note which police believe was left by his killer
A property manager sent by Mr O’Reilly’s employer to check his living conditions and fix the air-conditioning in the Irishman’s office had been failing to get hold of the IT technician since Saturday.
When the property agent first knocked on the door, a man described as fair-skinned answered, informing the manager that Mr O’Reilly was unable to be seen as he was unwell.
But when the property agent returned Monday evening with a locksmith, Mr O’Reilly’s bloodstained body was discovered in the master bedroom.
The condominium unit at Bangunan MBF along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah where Brian Patrick O’Reilly was found
CCTV footage shows Mr O’Reilly entering his building’s lift with three other men on Friday evening, with all four leaving the property a few minutes later.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, CV bangun tujuh cahaya a man – believed to be the suspect -registered to enter the unit before leaving the building in an Audi at around 12pm.
‘The deceased is believed to have been dead for less than 24 hours before he was found,’ Mr Che Zaimani told .
Officers have conducted a forensic investigation at the scene, lifting fingerprints and DNA samples. A postmortem was due to be carried out Tuesday.
No arrests have been made so far and the case is being investigated for murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
A spokesperson for Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said: ‘The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is aware of the case and stands ready to provide consular assistance.’
