The woman killed in South Auckland early this morning may have been killed after disturbing an intruder in her family home.
The Herald can reveal that 24-year-old childcare worker Arishma Archana Singh
was found by her parents lying on the floor of her bedroom "in a pool of blood" in the early hours of the morning.
Police launched a homicide investigation soon after.
The young mum lived at the Maich Rd house with her parents and 3-year-old daughter.
She had been out to a friend's birthday party and it appears she was killed soon after she arrived home.
Her parents Rakesh and Aradhana Singh had also been out visiting relatives and found her body when they returned.
A source said that when her parents got home they found the main door unlocked.
"When they went in her room they found her on the floor in a pool of blood," the source said.
"She had injuries to her face and body."
The source said police initially told Singh's family they suspected she had come home and interrupted an intruder or burglar.