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Lagos businessman murdered, found by dog-walking tourist A Lagos businessman who had reportedly been kidnapped and beaten before being killed was found dead on the backseat of his vehicle, which had been abandoned in the Torraltinha area of Lagos, by a tourist. Police suspect that the murder occurred as the result of a vendetta, a paid hit, or a mugging that went wrong. They are looking for two “tall and well-built” men, who are suspects. The body of 47-year-old Joaquim Correia was found last Saturday morning, on the back seat of his grey Citröen van, by a tourist on a dog walk. The tourist reportedly “found it strange” that the van had been parked in the same place for “two or three days”. Mr. Correia is believed to have been beaten and held against his will since last Wednesday. An altercation between the victim and two “tall and well-built men” was witnessed at around 22h30 that night, when Joaqium Corriea was making his way to where he normally parked his vehicle, on Rua Crisógono dos Santos, near the Tivoli Hotel, and a laundrette that he owned. The area was immediately sealed off by PSP police as PJ detectives made their way to the crime scene to investigate. Joaquim Correia was also a partner in the Os Doutores restaurant, located in the middle of Lagos. He is believed to have put up a fight against his attackers as several of his belongings, including a wallet, glasses, a shoe, documents and a bunch of keys were found in the vicinity of the incident. A neighbour who overheard the altercation said “It was all very fast, I heard a scream and he yelled ‘I know you’ as he was being beaten before he was dragged into the boot of his own vehicle”. It has been reported that relatives of the victim have also been kidnapped and attacked in the past.
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