Port Elizabeth police are investigating a murder after the body of a young man was found in a flatlet at the @Figtree flats in Glenconder Crescent, Springfield.
The alarm was raised after another tenant notice the front door was open, and the bedroom curtains were splattered with blood.
Police spokesman Warrant Officer Alwin Labans said a 26-year-old was found dead in the flatlet.
“It appears that he was murdered and was hit on the back of the head with a heavy object,” he said.
“At this stage, nothing appears to be stolen, however he had only moved into the flatlet on Friday.”
No sings of forced entry were found on the doors or windows.
Labans said the scene was still being processed by the police forensic unit.