The body of the murdered Philippines national employed as a nurse at Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has been returned to her family in Philippines.

Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that the body was brought back to Maldives after an autopsy was conducted in India, on November 7. The body was returned to the victim’s family in Philippines on Wednesday afternoon.

Citing the autopsy report, the police institution revealed that her death is not believed to have been by hanging. The autopsy report indicated that she died from a “blunt trauma”, which refers to an injury of the body by forceful impacts, falls or a physical attack on the body.

She was employed as a worker at the Dialysis Center of IGMH. The Filipino nurse’s suspicious death was reported on October 19.

After bringing her body to the hospital, her spouse initially claimed that she committed suicide by hanging. However, he is to have later changed the story.

The case was initially reported as a suicide by hanging. However, the police arrested her spouse, 29 years of age and also a Filipino employed as a nurse in IGMH, under suspicions of murder as there were no signs of suicide by hanging, on the victim’s body.

Her spouse was arrested in connection to the murder on October 27. The Criminal Court on October 28 remanded the man by 15 days. His remand was extended on Wednesday, by an additional 15 days.

Further investigations are currently underway.