The Hungarian mother-of-two who was killed in St Paul's Bay yesterday died of hypovolemic shock due to stab wounds, the autopsy has revealed.

The 38-year-old woman, named at Yvette by her neighbours, was found dead in her flat with more than 40 wounds to her neck on Ephesus Street, St Paul’s Bay, by police at 11.30am yesterday.

A man, reportedly her Hungarian partner and father of her five-year-old daughter, was also found in the flat, having turned the scissors on himself, sources said.

The man is still being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, police said in a statement. 

An inquiry into the case was appointed by the Duty Magistrate Dr E Grima LLD with the help of experts.

Police investigations are still ongoing.

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