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Berlin, Germany (CNN) -- Paul the Octopus, who has enthralled millions of people around the world by correctly predicting the outcome of several World Cup matches this year, has died. Apparently, the eight-tentacled cephalopod oracle has been brutally murdered.
"We are shocked by the fact, he was only 2 and a half and everybody loved him." said Stefan Porwoll, manager of the Oberhausen Sea Life Center in western Germany. "We had all naturally grown fond of him and he will be sorely missed."
Yesterday night H.M., the night guardian at the Oberhausen Sea Life Center was surprised by a great crashing noise. As he arrived in front of the glass cage containing Paul, he found it smashed and the poor octopus agonizing.
While prolonged periods outside of water could be fatal to an octopus, asphixia could very well not be the death cause, since, according to H. M. , Paul was bleeding profusely from several flesh wounds (assuming the world "flesh" is appropriate for an octopus) and a police recovered a 8"-long steel knife among the wreakage of the smashed cage.
To make things even more puzzling, it has also been found that the water in the cage has been contamined with kerosene, in such a dose that would result almost certainly fatal to an octopus.
Thus, it seems that the poor Paul has been simultaneously aspixiated, knifed and poisoned.
The police is puzzled by the conflicting evidence, as well as the piece of paper found in the corridor near the smashed cage, reporting in crude handwriting the words "He seemed he was knowing what was about to happen".
The authorities are asking to all citizens who can to help shedding light on this mistery