KOCHI: The police said that the incident in which a housewife who was living alone was found dead in her apartment is a murder. The murder was confirmed in the post-mortem report. Jaisi Abraham (55), a native of Perumbavoor, was found dead in her apartment at Koonamthai in Kalamassery last evening.

Jaisi's daughter is in Canada. When she called her mother on the phone, she did not pick up. Following this the daughter informed her relatives and the police. Jaisi was found dead when the police opened the door.

Jaisi was a businesswoman associated with real estate. Therefore, the police are investigating whether there was any dispute related to her business. The police had suspected it to be a murder after seeing the deep wound on Jaisi Abraham's head. She was injured in a disfigured manner on her face. The police had information yesterday itself that she died after being beaten up. The post-mortem conducted at Kalamassery Medical College confirmed that the cause of death was a serious head injury. The investigation is focusing on those who regularly visit the flat and the CCTV visuals.