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The 62-year-old woman from D’Abadie, who was killed in an apparent home invasion over the weekend, was not raped.
Although homicide detectives initially believed that Monica Ruiz had been sexually assaulted before being killed, an autopsy performed at the Forensic Science Centre in St James, yesterday, disproved their theory.
The post-mortem did, however, confirm that she had been strangled as initially suspected by police.
Ruiz’s relatives refused to speak to media personnel at the centre as they expressed anger over speculative media reports, which they said tarnished her memory.
Ruiz was last seen alive by relatives at her home at Thomasos Terrace, Sherwood Park, Arima, last Friday. Her body was found the following day as relatives returned to bring lunch for Ruiz, who lived alone.
Her house had been ransacked, and several electronic items were reportedly stolen. Ruiz was found bound and gagged in the bedroom.
Investigators were expected to review neighbours’ CCTV cameras to see if the intruders who murdered Ruiz were captured on any footage.
No arrests were made up to late yesterday.
Detectives of the Region Two Homicide Bureau are continuing investigations.