A woman whose body was found in an abandoned cottage in Akhisar district of Manisa and whose name has not yet been identified had been burned alive, according to an autopsy report.

The autopsy on the body of the woman has been completed at the Izmir Forensic Institute. According to the initial autopsy report the woman was set alight while she was still alive. According to the first findings that have still to be confirmed, the woman is thought to be between 29-49 years of age. The exact cause of death will become clear after a more detailed autopsy has been carried out at the Istanbul Forensic Institute.

In the meantime, in the area where her body was found the crime scene investigation team found a fragment of leggings which are thought to be hers. Police also interrogated the owner of the garden where the body was found. As the garden is far away from the town, there are no CCTV records that could help to solve the murder.