Police are awaiting approval from the doctors of the Lautoka Hospital in getting a statement from the 31 year old woman whose husband's body was found in their Sigatoka home.

Spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said they have questioned the family members in relation to the death of 63 year old German national and they are now taking statements from the people who are neighbours of the deceased.

The woman stabbed herself five times with a kitchen knife after the discovery of the partially decomposed body of her husband.

Sokomuri said they are treating the case as murder as they are yet to find the suspects.

Police said the man was not seen since early last month and when asked about the man's whereabouts, the wife only said that he had gone back to Germany to visit family.

On Sunday, the woman's family went to visit her where they got suspicious over the foul smell coming from the main house which was locked.

The woman is alleged to have resisted when her family members asked to check the reason for the foul smell but yesterday the family managed to open the door to the main house.