Police suspect 44-year-old man in Turku homicide

Police suspect a 44-year-old man in a homicide reported on Monday at a private home on Rauhankatu in Turku, Yle reports. He is due to appear at a remand hearing on Friday at the Varsinais-Suomi District Court.

Police said they received a report of an unconscious person at the home and found a middle-aged woman dead. The suspect was arrested at another apartment later that day. Police said he and the woman knew each other.

The suspect has previously been charged with numerous offences in the Varsinais-Suomi region. Police continued their technical investigation at the scene on Tuesday.