The body of a 28 year old woman has been found at her home in calle Alférez Patricio Gutiérrez in the Las Chapas district of Málaga. She had suffered a blow to the head and had been stabbed several times.
The woman, who was separated, lived with her two children, aged 8 years and six years, although this weekend was alone at her home. The children were spending the weekend with the father.
Neighbours of the woman noticed her door was ajar and the keys were still in the lock. They called out several times and then pushed open the door, discovering the woman face down in a pool of blood in the entrance hall.
Robbery seems an unlikely motive as the house was apparently untouched. The Police have begun an investigation and all lines of inquiry are being kept open.