A man from Drochia town was arrested on suspicion that he killed his partner and threw her body into a concrete well for storing up chemicals in order to hide the crime, IPN reports.

According to the General Police Inspectorate, the body of the 40-year-old woman from Soroca town was found in an advanced state of putrefaction on the territory of the former chemicals storehouse situated near Zgurita village of Drochia district.

During investigations, it was established that last October, as a result of a conflict between the two, the man punched the woman in the head. Falling, the woman hit her head against a solid object and died. The man threw her into the well.

Questioned by the police, the man aged 48 admitted his guilt. He faces 10 to 15 years in jail for deliberate murder.