Utah Massage Parlor Worker Fatally Stabbed, No Arrests Made - PEOPLE

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Utah authorities are investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman who was killed last week in the massage parlor where she worked.


On Jan. 4, officers were called to A+ Massage in the Salt Lake City suburb of Midvale, where they found a deceased woman, whom they described as a victim of a “brutal and tragic homicide,” the Unified Police Department said in a statement shared to Facebook.


The victim has since been identified by police as 45-year-old Yuping Jiao, a Chinese immigrant and massage therapist at the parlor, according to KUTV, KSTU, and KSL-TV.


According to KSTU, police said the victim was “brutally attacked and stabbed multiple times,” and authorities believe it happened between the hours of 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.


Police said in a statement to KSL-TV that the victim was working alone at the time of the killing and a motive for the violence remains unclear.


“The circumstances surrounding this heinous crime are deeply concerning,” police said, per KSL-TV.


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No arrests have been made and police are asking the public for tips that may assist in the investigation.


Anyone with information is asked to contact Unified Police Department dispatch at (801)-840-4000 and reference case number 24-1164, or email Sgt. Allen at [email protected] or Detective Moore at [email protected].


PEOPLE has reached out to police for comment but did not immediately hear back Friday.


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