Mahdia businesswoman, Denise Vieira, 47, was yesterday found dead in her Pepper Hill home and her husband, a miner, has since been taken into custody,
The police in a statement today said that the two, who had been together for around eight years, had been estranged over the last three months.
According to the police, a neighbour reported hearing an argument between the two. Shortly after, Vieira was found dead. Her husband, 33, was later taken into custody.