CRIME | Police inquiry continues after woman strangled to death in flat

The Judiciary Police (PJ) launched a probe yesterday morning after a local woman was allegedly strangled to death inside her own apartment near the Casa Garden.
The victim, aged 60, was found lying inanimate near the entrance of her residence in Edificio Fu I in the central district of the Macau peninsula upon the arrival of authorities. The initial investigation suggested the cause of death to be suffocation during the early hours of the morning, as her body showed indicative signs in the aftermath of the killing.
The online media outlet All About Macau (AAM) reported that the deceased woman’s 68-year-old husband was behind the homicide. The man asked one of his two daughters, both of whom live separately in other locations, to call the police after the strangulation. However, the PJ spokesperson Sun Weng Si told the Times that no confirmation had been made over the identity of the killer as of 8:00 p.m. yesterday.
She also added that the authorities were yet to pinpoint any possible suspect in the case, stressing that the agents remained in the middle of their inquiry. However, both AAM and TDM radio reported that the husband’s nephew, who was also found at the scene, has been taken by the authorities to the PJ headquarters to be questioned.
According to TDM, the first to arrive was the victim’s daughter, who later asked her cousin to notify the authorities.
The homicide has been considered astounding to many of the victim’s neighbors, who described the couple as “affectionate to each other” and the victim as “amiable.” They also claimed that the district where the killing took place was always secure.
An investigation to obtain more details on the murder is still underway, said the PJ spokeswoman. AU