VASCO
In a tragic incident, a 70-year-old woman was found in a pool of blood in her room at Kharewado, Vasco on Sunday.
The woman identified as Gayatri Marathe was living alone.
The incident came to light when a girl who had gone to visit the woman found her lying in the pool of blood and informed the neighbours who later alerted the Vasco police.
Harish Verenkar, a relative of the woman who spoke to The Goan said "she is my mother's sister and was staying alone. She would come to our house once a month. I got a call that someone had stabbed her. We are not sure if there was a robbery attempt and as most of her belongings are there".
Another neighbour said he got to know of the incident only after a girl raised an alarm.
"Our family had gone for a wedding and had just returned. I had switched on the TV when a girl came running informing about a lady lying dead in the house. We were neighbours and shared cordial relation and I am not sure when the incident may have occurred", he said.
Vasco police have begun a preliminary investigation into the incident.
