Updated at 7.50am on Friday

A corpse was found in an advanced state of decomposition in Birzebbuġa, on Thursday evening, police said.

The dead man was found at about 6.30pm under a tree near a parking lot opposite Għar Dalam.

He could not be immediately identified and an autopsy will be held.

The police are investigating.

In a statement on Friday, the police said they received an anonymous tip about the body on Thursday evening.

Duty magistrate Gabriella Vella has launched an inquiry into the case. The police also confirmed both an autopsy and DNA tests will be carried out in an attempt to establish the man's identity.

The grim discovery was made as the police remain on the lookout for two missing elderly men. One was reported missing from Gudja and another from St Vincent de Paul Home.

 

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