Kerala: Headless body of Latvian woman gone missing last month found in Thiruvananthapuram

A body of a woman, with severed head, has been found hanging upside down from a tree in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday morning.

The Kerala Police suspect the head-severed body could be of the missing 33-year-old Latvian woman, who had gone missing from the beach town of Kovalam last month.

According to police, the woman’s sister identified the body. However, the state police is administration is waiting for forensic tests to be completed for an official confirmation.

“The Latvian missing woman’s sister has claimed the beheaded body as her sibling. However, we are waiting for DNA test and postmortem report,” a Kerala senior police officer said.

The Latvian woman along with her husband had arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on February 21 for Ayurvedic treatment for post-traumatic depression. She had gone missing since March 14 after she visited Kovalam beach.