Lankan found dead in Cyprus

16 March 2011 11:57 am Views - 6129

A missing Sri Lanka woman was yesterday found dead in a gruesome state at a pig farm in the Limassol district, Cyprus, where she had been working, beaten and tied to a concrete block thrown into a lake of wastewater.

The 37-year-old woman from Sri Lanka was reported missing from her workplace at the pig farm in Monagroulli, where she worked the last year and a half, on the afternoon of March 3.

Police were notified yesterday afternoon of her possible location when work colleagues spotted a hand popping out of the lake of wastewater at the pig farm.

Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said the body belonged to the missing 37-year-old. State pathologist Eleni Antoniou examined the body on site, noting that the woman’s feet were tied and her waist tied to a slab of concrete. She appeared to have suffered bruises to the face and a broken hand. The autopsy will be carried out today.

According to the state broadcaster, Antoniou estimated that the woman must have been dead for more than ten days, possibly from the day of her disappearance.

Police are treating the incident as one of murder and have begun investigations to find the spot where the woman was likely killed before being dumped in the lake. They are believed to be looking for an area where similar blocks of concrete can be found.

Source The Cyprus mail