The post mortem of the body of a woman which was found in Toorak this morning has revealed that she was strangled.

Assistant Police Spokesperson, Sergeant Atuniasa Sokomuri confirms two suspects have been taken into custody and are being questioned.

The deceased is in her 50's and was living in a nearby settlement.

Police have also managed to establish that she was living with her son and daughter-in-law.

Her body was discovered in a cassava patch at about 2 o'clock this morning by a security officer who was guarding a nearby house.