UK: Indian-origin woman's corpse found stuffed in a suitcase; husband charged

Leicester: A 46-year-old Indian origin woman was found dead, with her body found stuffed in a suitcase at Evington on Tuesday, following which her husband has been charged on suspicion of murder.

According to a report on The Sun, the suitcase was found by a passer-by in an alleyway on Tuesday morning, following which police investigation started.

Leicestershire Police said they had charged Ashwin Daudia, 50, with murder and remanded him in custody. Daudia, of Lyme Road, Leicester, will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court today, media reported.

Forensic officers are also scouting neighbouring houses for evidence or clues.

A post-mortem is yet to be done to determine the cause of death.

Identified as Kiran Daudia, the victim was a mother of two adult sons and had been working at Next call centre for the past 17 years.

The Police have requested witnesses who might have seen someone dragging a suitcase during the time the incident occurred, to come forward.

Neighbours said they feared the victim may be a local woman who disappeared shortly before the case was discovered. Jasbir Kaur said she spoke to the missing woman's sister at around 9.30 AM on Tuesday.

"The woman said my sister is missing. She was last seen when she finished work at 2:00 PM yesterday. She left work and did not come home," Kaur said.