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| Woman found dead on Italian beach | Woman found dead on Italian beach |
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| The naked body of a British woman has been found on a beach in Italy. | The naked body of a British woman has been found on a beach in Italy. |
| Police have begun investigating after the body of Helen Elwell, 54, originally from Swindon in Wiltshire, was discovered by passers-by. | |
| Mrs Elwell was found wearing only a gold chain and two rings on her right hand. It is still unclear how she died. | Mrs Elwell was found wearing only a gold chain and two rings on her right hand. It is still unclear how she died. |
| The twice-married mother had moved to Italy last month, and set up home at Marina di Gioiosa Jonica, which is just north of Reggio Calabria. | |
| A post-mortem investigation had been carried out on Sunday but the cause of her death had not yet been established. | A post-mortem investigation had been carried out on Sunday but the cause of her death had not yet been established. |
| Police chief Rocco Romeo, who is leading the investigation, said: "She was staying locally with a family and had come to Italy last month. | Police chief Rocco Romeo, who is leading the investigation, said: "She was staying locally with a family and had come to Italy last month. |
| She turned up out of the blue and said she wanted to live here and asked me to help find her an apartment Giorgio Gargiulo | She turned up out of the blue and said she wanted to live here and asked me to help find her an apartment Giorgio Gargiulo |
| "She was very happy here and wanted to start a new life. | "She was very happy here and wanted to start a new life. |
| "Initially, to help identify her, we had given a picture of the body to the local newspapers, and then late on Sunday the family she was staying with reported her missing. | "Initially, to help identify her, we had given a picture of the body to the local newspapers, and then late on Sunday the family she was staying with reported her missing. |
| "They were shown a picture of the body and they confirmed it as her. We have informed the British authorities." | "They were shown a picture of the body and they confirmed it as her. We have informed the British authorities." |
| Mrs Elwell, who is divorced, had been married twice before, and had two children. | |
| Since arriving in Italy, Mrs Elwell had rented an apartment from Giorgio Gargiulo, who she had kept in touch with after meeting 25 years ago. | Since arriving in Italy, Mrs Elwell had rented an apartment from Giorgio Gargiulo, who she had kept in touch with after meeting 25 years ago. |
| Mr Gargiulo, who identified her body, said: "Last month she turned up out of the blue and said she wanted to live here and asked me to help find her an apartment and a job. | Mr Gargiulo, who identified her body, said: "Last month she turned up out of the blue and said she wanted to live here and asked me to help find her an apartment and a job. |
| "I fixed a flat for her and I was trying to get (her) a job teaching English when this happened. | "I fixed a flat for her and I was trying to get (her) a job teaching English when this happened. |
| "I really don't know how this could have happened. | "I really don't know how this could have happened. |
| "She was such a lovely friendly woman with a lovely smile." | "She was such a lovely friendly woman with a lovely smile." |
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