Prosecution staff have found this beautiful woman dead in her flat after they turned up to give her legal documentation for a case regarding violence she allegedly suffered at the hands of her ex-partner.

Ukrainian national Alina Trush, 43, failed to answer the door to her flat in the city of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, so the prosecution staff called the fire brigade.

Inside, they found her lifeless body on the floor.

According to preliminary information, no traces of drugs, blood or other obvious signs of violence or a struggle were found on her body, but residents of the apartment block heard screams and “death threats” coming from the woman’s fifth-floor flat on Sunday, 28th November.

However, the police have reportedly refused to rule out any hypotheses – even including death from natural causes – for the time being.

Investigators believe she had been arguing with a man, who also reportedly threatened a neighbour.

On the wall outside the entrance to the block of flats, writing in a red marker was reportedly found reading “Alina” followed by some phrases of affection in an unspecified Slavic language.

Trush is said to have lived in the flat for years, and the alleged abuse she suffered at her ex-partner’s hands was said to have happened some time ago. Local media did not report her ex’s identity.

Investigations into the woman’s untimely death are ongoing.