Autopsy confirms blows killed Dutchwoman

CHENNAI: The Mamallapuram police on Monday said a postmortem report had confirmed that Dutch national Johanna Cornelia Lambreta, found dead on March 23 in a house near the beach resort, died of severe head and chest injuries.
Lambreta’s ribs, which were broken due to blunt force trauma, had pierced other organs, leading to her death, the report said.The doctor who did the autopsy submitted the postmortem report to investigating officers on Friday.
The police have charged 35-year-old Lambreta’s boyfriend, Remco Elisabeth Martin Joseph, 32, with murder. Investigators say Joseph attacked Lambreta after an argument on March 21. After beating Lambreta to death, Joseph spent two days in the house with the body before it was discovered by a guide.
The police arrested Joseph, a boat mechanic also from the Netherlands. He is being held at Puzhal prison in Chennai.
“The doctor who examined Lambreta’s body, found evidence of blows to her head. Her ribs were broken she died of internal injuries,” said Mamallapuram police inspector S Thirunavukarasu. “We are waiting for results of the viscera test. The police are preparing to file a chargesheet against Joseph.”
The police said Joseph killed Lambreta, a school teacher in the Netherlands, by banging her head against the wall and punching her repeatedly on the chest.
The couple had arrived in Mamallapuram on March 10 and were staying at a house at Koklimedu, 3 km from Mamallapuram, that Joseph had bought a few years ago
Lambreta’s body was sent to the Netherlands with the help of the Dutch Embassy in Mumbai.