{"id":141398,"date":"2023-09-19T15:25:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=141398"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:25:51","slug":"mystery-surrounds-death-of-young-father-who-went-out-walking-his-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/mystery-surrounds-death-of-young-father-who-went-out-walking-his-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery surrounds death of young father who went out walking his dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Paul Grapsas: Mystery surrounds the strange death of young father in Geelong who went out walking his dog and never came home<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Father-of-two killed walking dog\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Police appealing for witnesses\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: 77yo&#8217;s death charges\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A loving father-of-two who was expecting a third child has been identified as the man found dead\u00a0near his house in mysterious circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Grapsas, 40, left his Western Beach Road home near central Geelong in Victoria about 11pm on Thursday to walk his dog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His pregnant wife Jessica awoke about 4am to find the dog had returned, but her husband hadn&#8217;t.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a short search outside she found his body next to his car on nearby Malone Street having sustained fatal head injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Police remain baffled by the mysterious death and are seeking any witnesses to come forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/11\/75525775-12528191-Paul_Grapsas_pictured_left_was_found_with_a_fatal_head_wound_on_-a-35_1694948117747.jpg\" height=\"637\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Grapsas (pictured left) was found with a fatal head wound on a street near his Geelong home<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/11\/75451335-12528191-Police_have_appealed_to_anyone_who_might_have_witnessed_Ms_Grasp-a-11_1694947481984.jpg\" height=\"526\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police have appealed to anyone who might have witnessed Ms Graspas out on Thursday night near intersection of Mercer and Malone streets, near where St Peter&#8217;s and St Paul&#8217;s Catholic Church Church is located (pictured)<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday the family remembered Mr\u00a0Grapsas &#8216;as\u00a0a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A heart-wrenching post on Ms Grapsas&#8217;s Facebook Page shows the family Father&#8217;s Day with the couple eating outside with their two young girls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We love all you are and all that you are growing to be. It was a lovely day celebrating you in the sunshine!&#8217; Ms Grapsas writes about the joyous occasion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s statement said Mr Grapsas &#8216;was happiest when surrounded by his family, friend and church community&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It says the devoted father had just received a work promotion.<\/p>\n<p>He was described as being &#8216;known and respected in the community, a skilled sportsman who loved golf, fishing and video games&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Paul will be dearly and desperately missed by all those he loved and who loved him,&#8217; the statement ends.<\/p>\n<p>Homicide squad detectives are urging anyone who saw the man walking his dog or heard anything suspicious between 11pm on Thursday and 4am on Friday to contact them.<\/p>\n<p>They also want people with CCTV or dashcam footage to provide it to police.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/11\/75525641-12528191-Jessica_pictured_left_and_Paul_Grapsas_celebrate_Father_s_Day_wi-a-9_1694947481980.jpg\" height=\"494\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jessica (pictured left) and Paul Grapsas celebrate Father&#8217;s Day with their two young girls<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Elderly man, 87, dies after he was allegedly attacked during his morning walk at popular tourist beach &#8211; as 27-year-old is taken into custody<\/h3>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12528191\/Father-dead-dog-walk-Geelong.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Grapsas: Mystery surrounds the strange death of young father in Geelong who went out walking his dog and never came home Father-of-two killed walking dog\u00a0 Police appealing for witnesses\u00a0 READ MORE: 77yo&#8217;s death charges\u00a0\u00a0 A loving father-of-two who was expecting a third child has been identified as the man found dead\u00a0near his house in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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