Police believe murder victim Robert Atkins held against will for up to seven days before death © Provided by ABC NEWS Robert Atkins has not used his bank account or phone since November. (Supplied: SA Police)
SA Police believe a murdered Adelaide man was held against his will and assaulted by more than one person for up to a week before his death.
Robert Atkins, 29, was reported missing by his mother in January but police say he was murdered in November.
Overnight, they searched a house in Mander Road, Christie Downs, where he lived for a short time before his death, seizing sections of a floor for forensic testing.
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