Man detained for raping, killing 70-year-old woman, staying with corpse for past few days

Man detained for raping, killing 70-year-old woman, staying with corpse for past few days

Man detained for raping, killing 70-year-old woman, staying with corpse for past few days

MUMBAI: A man was detained on Monday for allegedly raping and murdering a 70-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Latur district, a police official said.

The incident came to light after a foul odour started emanating from the house of 35-year-old Mansur Shaikh in Bheta in Ausa tehsil this morning and neighbours alerted police, he said.

"Our probe has found she was sexually assaulted and then strangled. Since the body has begun to decompose, we believe she was raped and murdered two days ago. Shaikh was staying in the house with the body all this while," the official said.