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HOUSTON – The Police in La Marque, Texas suspect foul play after a woman hired to clean newly built houses was found dead inside one of them on Tuesday.
Officers were called to a home located in the 1300 block of Green Jay Lane at about 5 p.m. a neighborhood property manager who reported finding the body of a woman inside a vacant house.
Police said that the victim’s injuries indicate that she was assaulted and that it is definitely a case of homicide, but they did not go into details about the injuries the woman suffered.
This Wednesday the Police reported that the woman owns a cleaning company that is in charge of cleaning houses that have been recently built.
Investigators identified the victim as 57-year-old Maria Rios. and at the same time they updated that the case will be investigated as a homicide.
Police have identified the woman found dead in a new, empty home in La Marque. Initially, they said she worked in construction and was in the area for a job. It’s now been confirmed that she was there to clean the home. https://t.co/w0Ekg4kU3o
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The house where the body was discovered is one of several vacant in the area.
As of Wednesday night, police did not have a possible suspect or motive.
If you have reports on this case, you can call the La Marque Police at 409-938 8477.