A MANHUNT has reportedly been launched for a Brit after a decomposing body was found at his apartment in Colombia.
Cops made the gruesome discovery on Tuesday after locals complained about a strong smell coming from the property.
An unnamed British tourist had been renting out the property for the past month before vanishing on Sunday morning, Colombian media reports.
Neighbours reportedly heard several loud noises before “hurried movements” on the day the man fled the apartment.
It was not immediately clear today whether the dead man had been formally identified and if police have launched a murder probe.
A post mortem due to take place in the coming hours is expected to provide more details of cause of death and the victim’s identity.
The address of the property where the body was discovered has been described locally as being on a road called Carretera 40A where it meets another called Calle 40A.
Travel guides call Barrio Boston, or the Boston neighbourhood in English, a must-visit for visitors interested in exploring Medellin’s cultural heritage.
It is home to the city’s Palace of Fine Arts, Boston Park and the Pablo Tolon Uribe Theatre.
At the end of January a balding alleged Irish sex tourist was arrested by police in Medellin after being caught in a hotel room with a young girl who said he had offered her POUNDS 31 to get into bed with him.
Cops released footage of the moment they held the 44-year-old from Dublin and escorted him to a police van in handcuffs wearing baggy jeans and a grey T-shirt.
Officers said at the time they had nabbed the suspect ‘red-handed’ in a room at the unnamed hotel in a neighbourhood called Guayaquil, although he is not thought to have started to engage in sexual intercourse with the 15-year-old minor when he was intercepted.
The 34-year-old hotel manager was also arrested.
Both men were remanded to a local jail following a court appearance while the investigation against them continued.
In April last year a British backpacker was found dead in his bed at a hostel in Medellin.
The 36-year-old man’s girlfriend is said to have discovered his body after flying in from the UK and heading to his room for an emotional reunion after checking in at reception.
A number of empty medicine bottles were found beside him according to local reports published at the time which said nothing was pointing to his death being the result of a crime.
