Vacationer reportedly suspected of murdering her household in Iceland is arrested

[ad_1] A French vacationer in her 60s has been arrested in Iceland suspected of murdering her daughter and husband whereas the three have been vacationing within the nation, Icelandic media reported.

The husband and daughter have been discovered useless at an upscale lodge in Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Saturday morning, whereas the lady was discovered alive with stab accidents, Icelandic broadcaster RUV reported late Saturday.

The 2 deceased additionally had "accidents, together with stab accidents, however there might be an extra investigation that can reveal what sort of accidents are concerned," Reykjavik police officer Aevar Palmi Palmason informed RUV.

RUV reported that the our bodies have been discovered on the fourth ground of the Version Lodge and the group was as a result of depart Saturday.

Icelandic police have been unavailable to remark Sunday on the investigation, and have but to verify that the suspect was associated to the victims.

Icelandic media have offered no particulars concerning the vacationers' identities.

Police have solely confirmed in a statement that the Reykjavik district court docket on Saturday remanded the lady in custody till June 20, "in reference to (a police) investigation into the deaths of two French vacationers at a lodge within the metropolis heart."

"The lady who's detained was touring with those that died when the case arose," the assertion mentioned.

In a earlier statement , police mentioned two overseas vacationers have been discovered useless within the lodge at about 8:00 a.m. o'clock, and a 3rd individual, additionally a vacationer, was additionally on the scene and was injured.

"Many particulars are unclear because the investigation is in its early phases," police mentioned.

Murders and lethal violence are uncommon in Iceland, with the nation commonly ranked on the prime of the International Peace Index because of its low crime charges, although gang crime has been on the rise lately.