Police Say Murder Of BACKYARD BURIAL Singer Was "Shockingly Brutal"
February 18, 2011, 13 years ago
According to 3news.co.nz, a senior police officer has described the killing of a death metal front man, Matthew Hall, as the most brutal murderer he’s seen in 23 years.
Mr. Hall was killed in his bed at home in Johnsonville, in what police describe as a frenzied stabbing attack.
They say they don’t yet know of a motive.
Forensic scientists are still examining the Broderick Road property where Mr. Hall’s body was discovered by his only flatmate on Tuesday. Police say the injures Hall sustained were “horrific”.
“In 23 years of the police, I’ve seen a number of homicides… these are some of the most graphic and horrific injuries I’ve seen,” says Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thornton.
Mr. Hall was the lead vocalist in the death metal band BACKYARD BURIAL and was murdered in his bed. Police say he may have been asleep at the time.
They have not yet found the murder weapon, or established a motive for killing the man who performed under the stage name Blaps Warmonger.
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