Canuck found killed in Taiwan
Taiwanese detectives are trying to unravel the dismemberment slaying of a Canadian teacher whose body parts were discovered in a Taipei park.
Police believe the murder of Ramgahan Sanjay Ryan, 43, may have been drug-related.
On Thursday, investigators discovered two machetes on a riverbank near where the English teacher’s body was found.
The Taiwan News reported police believe there may have been more than one killer.
It is not known where in Canada Ryan is from but his Facebook page indicates he might be from Alberta.
His wife, Cat Diamond, drowned last October.
Using surveillance footage police discovered the victim left his home at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday. About 20 minutes later he is seen visiting an ATM where he withdrew a large sum of cash, the News said. He then returned home and took his dog, Lulu, for her evening walk.
It was the last time Ryan was seen alive.
Police believe it’s possible the man may have been murdered while he walked his dog in Zhongzheng Riverside Park, where his body was discovered Wednesday.
The dog was found wandering and slightly injured.
According to the newspaper, Ryan was arrested last March in a drug case but he further fell afoul of cops when he was required to submit a urine sample. Instead, he used tap water. In May, Taipei police found a number of foreigners in possession of marijuana at a popular nightclub and Ryan was fingered as the source and arrested.