A British radio presenter, Gavin Ford was murdered and found with his hands tied behind his back at his apartment in Lebanon, according to sources in the country.
Gavin Ford, who hosted a popular radio show on Radio One Lebanon, was discovered dead at his apartment in the mountainous town of Beit Mery, just outside Beirut on Tuesday morning.
A police source confirmed to the Daily Star Lebanon that he had been murdered and his body was found covered in blood and his car was stolen.
Annahar reported Ford’s hands were bound behind his back when he was found by officers. 
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media, said Ford’s body was found Tuesday.
LBC TV said Ford was strangled and struck on the head.
According to posts on his Facebook Mr Ford celebrated his birthday on Monday – the day before he was found dead.
After failing to show up to work on Monday, his concerned colleagues contacted the police who then entered his home and found him bound.
Ford had lived and worked in Lebanon for over 20 years and had been hosting his daily slot for over a decade, having joined in 1996.
Radio One Lebanon confirmed his death in a statement on the station’s Facebook page on Tuesday.
