A man has been detained for questioning in connection with the murder of 53 year old  Karen Rauseo, whose lifeless body was found at her apartment located at Buen Intento Road, Princes Town yesterday evening.

The body, which bore marks of violence, has been taken to the Forensic Science Centre in St. James for an autopsy to be conducted.

The man in custody is said to be a close relative of the deceased.

Rauseo and her common-law husband moved into the apartment building on Monday night.