Thursday, September 11, 2008
Carnoustie Horror

Rabbit burrows, molehills and damaged grass are some of the things a greenkeeper would be on the lookout for during his early morning walk of the course. So imagine the horror one young greenkeeper felt when unearthing a burning body found at one of Scotland’s most prestigious golf courses yesterday.

The horrific discovery was made as the greenkeeper began preparing the Buddon links course at Carnoustie for the day’s play. Lying in an open stretch of ground close to the 11th tee, the charred corpse of the man was burned beyond recognition. The body was still in flames and the state of remains sparked rumours that the man had been mutilated.

All play at the three courses at Carnoustie was suspended for more than two hours after the discovery was made and the Buddon course remained closed through the night.
Detective Chief Inspector Graham McMillan confirmed, “We are treating this as a serious, suspicious incident. We are following a number of lines of inquiry at the moment – key amongst which is trying to identify who this man is.”

A detailed post-mortem examination will be carried out in Dundee this morning and will reveal whether he died as a result of murder or suicide.



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