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| Body of British banker James Starkey found at his South African home | Body of British banker James Starkey found at his South African home |
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| A British banker has been found dead with his hands tied at his home in South Africa. | |
| The body of James Starkey, 36, was found at the Raphael Penthouse Suites in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, on 8 October. | The body of James Starkey, 36, was found at the Raphael Penthouse Suites in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, on 8 October. |
| A worried friend had raised the alarm. Starkey, of Woolwich, south-east London, had been working in South Africa for two months. | A worried friend had raised the alarm. Starkey, of Woolwich, south-east London, had been working in South Africa for two months. |
| Colleagues at Catalyst Development, the London-based financial services consultancy where he worked, were “shaken and shocked” by his death. | Colleagues at Catalyst Development, the London-based financial services consultancy where he worked, were “shaken and shocked” by his death. |
| South African police spokesman Lt Col Lungelo Dlamini could not confirm whether Starkey had invited someone into his home. | South African police spokesman Lt Col Lungelo Dlamini could not confirm whether Starkey had invited someone into his home. |
| He told the Press Association: “He was found dead at his apartment with his hands tied up. At this stage we do not know what the motive was for the killing. No one has been identified as the suspect. | He told the Press Association: “He was found dead at his apartment with his hands tied up. At this stage we do not know what the motive was for the killing. No one has been identified as the suspect. |
| “We have made no arrests. He was found by his friend.” | “We have made no arrests. He was found by his friend.” |
| A postmortem examination has taken place but the police are still waiting for the results. | A postmortem examination has taken place but the police are still waiting for the results. |
| A Catalyst Development spokesman said: “We regret to confirm that one of our staff, James Starkey, was found dead in his apartment in Johannesburg on 8 October. He had been in South Africa for two months. | |
| “His death is being investigated by the South African police service. We are deeply distressed and offer our most profound condolences to his family. Our staff are shaken and shocked. | “His death is being investigated by the South African police service. We are deeply distressed and offer our most profound condolences to his family. Our staff are shaken and shocked. |
| “We have offered our full assistance to the authorities. We will not comment on any matter affecting the official investigation into what has happened; our concern is for our colleague’s family and friends and for our own staff in dealing with this dreadful event. | “We have offered our full assistance to the authorities. We will not comment on any matter affecting the official investigation into what has happened; our concern is for our colleague’s family and friends and for our own staff in dealing with this dreadful event. |
| “We are all mourning the loss of our colleague James Starkey. On behalf of the entire company, I offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends.” | “We are all mourning the loss of our colleague James Starkey. On behalf of the entire company, I offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends.” |
| Starkey had family ties in Australia. In a statement to the Sydney Morning Herald, the family said: “Words cannot describe how devastated we are. James lived life to the full and certainly had everything to live for, having recently become engaged and planning to return to settle in Australia in the near future.” | |
| Police said they were waiting for confirmation of the cause of death and to pass on the details to Starkey’s family. | Police said they were waiting for confirmation of the cause of death and to pass on the details to Starkey’s family. |