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Brit gamer watches in horror as Finnish woman is stabbed to death by 'complete stranger' who broke in to her flat while they were playing online
A British man witnessed the murder of his online gaming friend after she was stabbed to death in her own home, Finnish police have revealed.
The man, who was not identified, was playing online with his friend, a 32-year-old Finnish woman, for roughly 10 hours when he heard a window being smashed with a brick.
After asking her if she had locked her door, the British man is said to have told police that the intruder spoke to her in Finnish.
According to police documents seen by local media that were released after the case was closed, neighbours heard the woman scream.
The Brit couldn't reach his gamer friend, and sent an email to police in Puumala, the southeastern Finnish town she lived in, at nearly 5am local time on April 23.
Police reportedly found her dead in her living room the next day, and their investigation found the man had driven around 30 miles north to Juva, where he set fire to a barn.
A neighbour who noticed the fire investigated. After standing in front of the building for around 10 minutes, he saw the man walking out of the barn towards him with his arms wide open.
After being picked up by paramedics, the murderer died of his injuries in hospital.
According to Criminal Inspector Marfa Raipela, who headed the investigation, the man was unknown to police at the time of the incident.
She added that there was no link with terror groups like ISIS.
Her investigation revealed he drove from his home in Imatra to Puumala the day before the murder, arriving shortly before 5pm. Raipela said he did not go there to meet anyone.
He drove his car to his victim's house before killing her, though police haven't yet established a motive for the murder.
Cops said that they believe he chose her home as it was accessible and was the only one with its lights on at the time of the killing.
The case has now been closed as the only suspect is dead.
