Police investigate suspected manslaughter after woman found dead in Turku

A middle-aged woman was found dead in an apartment in central Turku on Monday, and police have arrested a middle-aged man suspected in the case, Yle reported.

Police said they received a report on Monday afternoon about an unconscious person at an apartment on Rauhankatu. The woman was found dead inside.

Officers located the suspect at another apartment later that day. Police said the woman and the man knew each other.

The case is being investigated as suspected manslaughter, alongside a cause-of-death investigation. Police are interviewing people involved and witnesses and conducting a technical investigation. They have not disclosed the suspected motive or method.