Monday, September 25, 2006

Belgian embassy official murdered in Delhi

A Belgian embassy official posted to India was found stabbed to death in her New Delhi home , police said. The woman, who had been stabbed 22 times, was identified as Isabelle Dessoy, 35, a Press Trust of India news agency report quoted police as saying.

Dessoy was a secretary at the Belgian embassy, according to the diplomatic mission's website. Police said Dessoy may have been killed after a party on Saturday night at her home in the Vasant Vihar neighbourhood in south New Delhi which is home to several foreign embassies and staff. Five people, including Dessoy's driver, were held in connection with the murder.

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