Police confirm woman’s death not suspicious
The death of pregnant Wellington woman Sonam Shelar is not suspicious, police say, after her body was found on a remote Wairarapa beach on Wednesday.
Police confirmed they have referred the case to the Coroner.
Detective Senior Sergeant Warwick McKee confirmed the news yesterday, adding that “welfare support has been put in place for Shelar’s family at this tragic time”.
The 26-year-old Indian national was five months pregnant when she disappeared on Saturday.
Husband Sagar Shelar reported her missing on Sunday.
The 32-year-old chef said his wife had been upset after an ultrasound scan showed the couple might be having a girl, because she desperately wanted a boy.
Shelar’s final movements are not clear but police launched a search for the Khandallah resident by Monday.
On Wednesday, three teenage surfers discovered a body at White Rock Beach in the Wairarapa. Police confirmed it was Shelar. On Friday, police would not speculate how Shelar’s body came to be at the isolated black sand beach or what preliminary post-mortem results showed as the cause of death.
Shelar, a fitness trainer in India, moved to Wellington to be with her husband in April this year.
The pair married in December and Facebook photos show a happy couple.