GEORGE TOWN, March 5 ― An Irishman was found murdered in his condominium at Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah yesterday evening with stab wounds and a handwritten note on a small piece of paper next to his body.
The information technology manager was found with stab wounds to his stomach and slash wounds on his neck.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Che Zaimani Che Awang said the victim was identified as Brian Patrick O’Reilly.
The note read, “I respected the police and still do but justice sometimes has to be gained. I hate you Mafia killing scammers. I love my girl. She is...”
It is unclear at this point on who wrote the note and investigations are still underway to determine the motive.
ACP Che Zaimani believes that the 50-year-old victim, who worked in a Singapore-based company, was bludgeoned with a pot and frying pan before he was stabbed and slashed.
He said O’Reilly had only moved into the condominium unit on February 4 and worked in his company’s office in Menara BHL.
He said the victim’s body was found at 5.15pm yesterday.
ACP Che Zaimani said CCTV recordings showed the victim and three others, including two other foreigners, entered the condominium at 9.57pm on March 1 and then went up to Level 12.
“At about 10.03pm, one of the men came out and seven minutes later, the other three men, including the victim, also went out,” he said.
On the next day, at about 6.23am, a man was seen entering the victim’s condominium unit and had registered his name with the security guard.
He said CCTV recordings showed a Caucasian man leaving the condominium unit alone at about 12.09am on March 2.
“He was holding a luggage bag and he is believed to have murdered the victim and had left the premises in an Audi,” he said.
He confirmed that a total of 37 items were collected as evidence from the murder scene.
“Initial findings found the victim’s hands and feet were bound by shoelaces and cloth,” he said.
He added that the victim is believed to have died less than 24 hours from when he was found.
A post-mortem on the victim will be conducted today.
