Woman arrested for killing her elderly aunt in Mallorca village

Elderly lady murdered in Sineu

Jason Moore15/04/2024 13:24

A 51-year-old woman was in police custody today for allegedly murdering her 91-year-old aunt in Sineu. She is accused of trying to cover-up the crime and according to police she took the body to her flat in Palma and then called the emergency services.

But doctors became suspicious as her version of events didn't match the case of death. There were reports this afternoon that the elderly woman had been stabbed in the chest. Her niece had originally said that she died of natural causes but when questioned by officers she is said to have stated that she was responsible for the death of her relative.

A full police investigation is under way and both properties in Sineu and Palma have been searched by police.

The 51-year-old woman is expected to be presented before a judge in the coming days who will decide whether or not she should be sent to jail pending her trial and further police investigations.