Man, woman found dead in apparent 'suicide-murder' case in Mellieha
UPDATE 2 | Police have launched an investigation into an apparent suicide-murder case in Mellieha.
The investigations are said to be focused on the violent death of a 50 year-old woman in Mellieha, who was reportedly discovered with a number of stab wounds.
Police sources have confirmed that the grim discovery was made this morning inside an apartment in Triq is-Saghtar in Mellieha, as family members went to seek her after the news that her boyfriend was found dead by police yesterday evening in an apparent suicide.
The man was found dead in the area known as San Martin, limits of Wardija late yesterday evening, and the woman was the only person who was not informed of his death.
Investigators are reportedly working on the the theory that an argument may have developed between the two, leading the man to take his own life shortly after. Sources also explained that another theory under investigation is that the man discovered his dead partner and may have taken his life in shock soon after.
Forensic experts are currently elevating evidence from the house where the woman was found dead, while a Magisterial inquiry is also underway.