Police are investigating the murder of a woman found buried in a Lei Muk Shue hillside this morning.

A 52-year-old man told Police today that his wife had been missing since yesterday. He later found she was buried in mud at the hillside 30 metres away from his home in Sheung Kok Shan Tsuen.

The body was naked with a patchy abrasion on her neck. A post-mortem examination will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death.

A 44-year-old man was arrested in the vicinity in connection with the case.