The lifeless and battered body of the woman was found at her family residence at East Boroko, Port Moresby.
The NCD metropolitan superintendent, Commander Perou N’Dranou, said according to reports received from Homicide, the body of the woman, from Central Province, was found under the house.
He said following observations from the homicide unit on ground at that time, the woman could have been beaten and raped in the early hours of the morning – between 2 and 3am.
However, it is still unclear on whether it was a gang rape or not.