Decomposed body, suspected to be that of a missing Latvian woman, was found: Kerala

A decomposed body, suspected to be that of a missing Latvian woman, was intercepted with her head separated at Thiruvallam near Thiruvananthapuram.

Liga Skromane, 33, has gone missing from an ayurvedic centre in Thiruvananthapuram rural district since March 14, where she has been undergoing treatment.

On Saturday, her elder sister IIze Skromane identified the body, which was found trapped among shrubs at a riverside on Friday. The head was found half a meter away from the body.

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Thiruvananthapuram city police commissioner P Prakash said prima facie the body appears to be that of Liga, but added that police would go for scientific methods to ensure that the body was that of the missing woman.

“Senior Skromane today identified the body. But, police would go for scientific methods including DNA to ensure that the body is that of the missing woman. The body was sent for postmortem after an inquest,’’ said the commissioner.