An expatriate businessman found dead in PNG's industrial city of Lae

An expatriate businessman has been found dead at his home in Papua New Guinea's industrial city  Lae, and police have not ruled out murder as a possible cause.

The body of the Singaporean, identified as Tan, was found yesterday morning at his Eriku suburb home. Tan, the owner of Morobe Stationery Company, had been operating in the province for more than 20 years.

Police said Tan lived in a high security residential area at Hibiscus Avenue and was home alone when he was attacked. They said he was attacked from behind with a sharp object in the neck and left bleeding to death.

Police had difficulty entering the house before a locksmith was called to open the door. Tan had been schedule to fly to Port Moresby yesterday afternoon.

Police were alerted by Tan’s driver who discovered a back door fly-wire ripped off and the sliding glass door open. In a related story, a youth was also murdered and dumped at Bumbu River near Talair Compound.

This is the third killing into the New Year in Lae following the alleged shooting of a woman on the New Year Day.