MINISTRY OF MAGIC: DEPARTMENT OF MAGICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

INCIDENT REPORT

DATE: JANUARY 11, 2002

DEPARTMENT HEAD: GAWAIN ROBARDS

AUROR ON CASE: DRACO MALFOY

CASE MANAGER: SELF HARRY POTTER

INCIDENT DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2001

INCIDENT LOCATION: SOUTHERN VALLEY OF THE ELDERWOOD

INCIDENT DETAILS: UNIDENTIFIED MALE BODY FOUND BURIED IN FRESH GRAVE BY UNBEKNOWNST TEENS AT APPROXIMATELY 2:32AM. CAUSE OF DEATH APPEARS TO BE RAPID EMACIATION BY UNKNOWN IMPROPER USE OF MAGIC. THROAT WOUND OCCURED POST-DEATH. PERPETRATOR DRAINED VICTIM OF BLOOD WITH UNIDENTIFIED SHARP OBJECT. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT GRAVE WAS DUG BEFORE TIME OF PREMEDITATED MURDER. VICTIM DISPLAYED UNIDENTIFIABLE CIRCULAR MARKING ON CENTER OF THROAT. ALL EVIDENCE POINTS TO RITUALISTIC SACRIFICE.

WITNESSES: NONE

SUSPECTS: NONE

CASE STATUS: REGRETFULLY OPEN