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.
