A woman believed to have been murdered at a flat in west Belfast may have been dead for more than two years.
68-year-old Marie Conlon's body was found on Friday by PSNI officers after concerns were raised about her welfare.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
In a statement, relatives of the Belfast woman say she was 'a very independent person'.
They say they're 'shocked and heartbroken' and that Marie was 'very much loved by her family'.
The statement adds: "Numerous attempts had been made to contact her in person, and by other means, over the course of the past two years but at no point were suspicions raised that she had been deceased.
"It is only with hindsight that the unimaginable now seems possible."
The family says they are working with the PSNI, and are 'hoping and praying' that justice will be done.
Local councillor Brian Heading says it's a very sad situation:
