A FACTORY worker whose body was found under a mattress could have been stamped to death, a court was told yesterday.

Jolanta Dumciuviene, 38, was found fully clothed at her home in Milner Road, Wisbech, in May, Cambridge Crown Court heard.

A pathologist concluded that she had suffered “severe trauma to the chest”, jurors were told.

Prosecutor David Matthew said Mrs Dumciuviene suffered multiple rib fractures and internal bleeding and added: “One way could have been by someone stamping on her chest.”

Neighbour Tomas Acas, 26, denies murder.

Mr Matthew said Mrs Dumciuviene vanished after a barbecue at Acas’ home.

He said Acas’ blood and a fingerprint were found in Mrs Dumciuviene’s bedroom.

Mr Matthew said Acas denied harming Mrs Dumciuviene but had changed his story about his whereabouts during questioning by police.

Mrs Dumciuviene and Acas were both Lithuanians who worked at a Del Monte canning factory in Wisbech and lived next door to each other, said Mr Matthew.

Jurors were told that Mrs Dumciuviene had a husband and children in Lithuania and had moved to England two years ago to earn money for her family.

The trial continues.