Court remands man suspected of killing woman in Turku

A 44-year-old man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman was found dead in an apartment on Rauhankatu in Turku, Yle reported. The Southwest Finland District Court ordered his detention on Friday, finding probable cause to suspect him of the crime.

Police found the middle-aged woman unresponsive in her home on Monday. The suspect was arrested at another apartment, and police said he and the woman knew each other. He joined the detention hearing remotely from prison and covered his face.

Police are investigating the woman’s death as manslaughter and conducting an inquest into the cause of death.

The man was previously remanded in September on suspicion of attempted manslaughter in an incident police say took place in Turku on September 12. He was also suspected of violating domestic peace and theft in that investigation. He was released from remand in early October and placed under a travel ban.