Bulgarian Woman's Mutilated Body Found in Malta

The mutilated body of murdered Bulgarian woman Irena Abadzhieva, 38, was discovered  Sunday in Qawra, Malta.

The badly decomposed body, covered with 40 stab wounds, was found after neighbours and the flat owner informed the police of a foul smell emanating from the apartment she was living in. The body was wrapped in bed linen and lying on a couch. with two electric fans switched on and placed close to the sofa The Times of Malta reports.

A man wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing  was caught on camera catching a flight to Turkey four days after the crime is thought to have occurred , local police sources said.

The man, who is thought to have worked in a catering establishment in Malta, tried to get a flight to Turkey on Monday but did not manage to buy a ticket.

Abadzhieva was last seen alive on May 29 at about 5 p. m., one day before the man's failed attempt to buy an airline ticket.

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