Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector David Yapu (pictured) said the deceased’s body was found hanging from a tree after she went missing from June 21 to June 23.
Her body was discovered at Bush camp, Lombrum Naval base, on June 23.
The deceased has been identified as Doris Moipe, who transferred to Manus to continue her education after completing Grade 10 at the Good Shepherd High School in Madang Province.
She was to continue her education but ended up marrying a Manus man instead.