Man kidnapped from Quebec restaurant found dead along busy highway: police

Quebec provincial police say a man whose body was found along a busy highway on Tuesday had earlier been reported kidnapped from a restaurant just north of Montreal. (Photo: bambe1964/ Flickr)

LAVAL, Que. –Quebec provincial police say a man whose body was found along a busy highway on Tuesday had earlier been reported kidnapped from a restaurant just north of Montreal.

Police were alerted to what was described as a badly beaten body along Highway 13 in Laval.

By the time they arrived, officers discovered the man was already dead.

Spokeswoman Joyce Kemp said the investigation was ongoing.