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A Toronto-area man’s dream of a new life under the sun has ended in murder.

Cops in Guyana say hotelier Vivekanand “Veka” Narpatty, 71, was hacked to death along with his employee Harry Persaud Prashad at his remote beachfront property.

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The victims were discovered bound and gagged with parts of their limbs cut off, according to the Guyana Chronicle. A friend of Narpatty found their bodies decomposing on Boxing Day.

Detectives believe the two men were tortured and had been dead at least four days before the gruesome discovery.

The Kaieteur Newsreported that Narpatty was missing two toes while Prashad was missing a foot, indicating they had been brutally tortured.

Their bodies were in the dining area of an upstairs unit at the resort. Narpatty had last been seen on Dec. 16.

According to local reports, Narpatty was the owner of Sunsplash Holiday Beach Resort in Corentyne, which overlooks the beach. The hotel was not in operation at the time of the slayings.