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The devastated husband of a woman whose headless body was found in India has rubbished claims by local police that she killed herself.

Liga Skromane, 33, vanished from a beach in Kerala more than a month ago and her Irish husband Andrew Jordan travelled to the country in the hope of finding her alive.

But the 33-year old’s headless body was found by fishermen at the weekend near an area known as Kovalam.

Her husband Andrew, from Swords, Co Dublin, said reports which supposedly came from police sources claiming there was poison in Liga’s body and suggesting she might have committed suicide are complete nonsense.

He added: “Had the police taken it more seriously, it would have been a different story.

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“I plead with the people of Kerala to come forward with the information, if they have any idea about what had happened to my wife. We are sure it’s not suicide. We appeal to the police for a full

investigation.”

Latvian national Liga vanished from a beach in Kerala on March 14 and had not been seen until her mutilated body was found hanging from a tree along the Karamana river bank last Friday.

She had travelled to India to seek treatment for depression along with her sister Ilze. Though Ilze and Andrew have identified the body, Indian police are now waiting for the DNA test results before it can be officially declared that the body is Liga’s.

Ilze, 30, yesterday hit out at the local police for not initially taking their complaint seriously.

She said: “The crucial time, the first 24 hours, in finding my sister was wasted due to the government system’s callous attitude. The police did not take our complaint seriously. We were made to run from pillar to post.

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“The cops kept assuring us that my sister will come back in 24 hours. There is no evidence of a suicide.”

On Sunday Andrew and Ilze tried to reach the spot where the body was found. She said: “We went to Kovalam to see if it is possible for someone to reach the spot alone.

“There are only two options – one can either go there with the help of a local person or by a boat.

“She was wearing a cloth that did not belong to her and the position of the body was found doesn’t seem to suggest that she committed suicide.

“She was wearing a jumper, which doesn’t belong to her.

“The body was not in a natural position, if it was poisoned she would be sitting or lying on the floor. Liga had been murdered and that it was not a suicide.”