76-year-old woman found dead with signs of violence in Gjorche Petrov
Police say the body was discovered on Gjurchin Kokale Street; the case is under investigation and the body was sent for autopsy.
A 76-year-old woman was found dead inside a house on Gjurchin Kokale Street in the Gjorche Petrov municipality of Skopje, with visible signs of violence on her body, police said. The discovery was reported to the authorities this morning by the victim's daughter.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the report arrived at 9:18. An Emergency Medical Service team pronounced the woman, identified by initials O.A., dead at the scene. After an on-site inspection the body was transferred for autopsy, and the public prosecutor was notified.
Police said investigative measures are under way to determine the cause of death and to clarify the circumstances surrounding the incident. So far there are no official details about a possible perpetrator or a motive.
Second violent death reported in the same municipality this week
Authorities noted that earlier this week, on 22 October 2026 at 18:40, the Skopje Police Department received a report that a 62-year-old man, identified as S.J., had been found dead at his home in the Gjorche Petrov area. An Emergency Medical Service physician established that the man also bore signs of violence.
Investigators said the current inquiry will seek to establish whether there is any connection between the two cases and to reconstruct the events that led to the woman's death. The police appeal to anyone with information to come forward.
Photo: press material from the event
