A fisherman recently captured a four-meter tiger shark, which he delivered alive to the local aquarium for public viewing. This event unfolded a week before a shocking discovery was made.
The authorities were called to investigate when an arm was found inside the shark, initially suspecting it might be the result of a shark attack.
However, forensic experts determined that the limb had been severed using a sharp instrument, rather than being bitten off by the predator.
Notably, the arm bore a unique tattoo depicting two boxers.
This distinctive marking was key in identifying the victim. After a description of the tattoo appeared in the press, the victim’s brother came forward, recognizing it as belonging to Jim Smith.
Smith, who had a past as a boxer and also worked as a police informant, was reportedly killed by Patrick Francis Brady, a known cheque forger.
Brady had allegedly murdered Smith then cut off his arm as part of a standover tactic to get money from respectable businessman/secret cocaine smuggler Reginald Holmes.
Brady was charged with murder with Holmes the star witness in the trial.
But a few weeks later, Holmes was found dead in his car, shot three times.
In court, Brady’s lawyer argued that an arm alone was not proof of a murder.
Smith, without an arm, could still be alive somewhere, the lawyer said.
Both the murders of Smith and Holmes remain unsolved.
