Police in Papua New Guinea are investigating the discovery of a woman's body at the home of the acting prime minister, Sam Abal.
Mr Abal called the police when the body was found at his home in the capital Port Moresby. The police say Mr Abal's adopted son is being treated as a suspect in the death; they are trying to find him.
Mr Abal is in charge of the government while the veteran leader, Michael Somare, recovers from heart surgery.
He said that he and his family were "immediate suspects" in the case, which he described as an "unfortunate and regrettable incident".
"The alleged murder took place within the perimeters of my private home," Mr Abal said in a statement published by the Post Courier newspaper.
"All family members living with me are immediate suspects and are subject to investigation and questioning by police," he added.
In the meantime, Mr Abal has moved into a local hotel and said he would not interfere in the case.
If any of his family members were involved they would face the full brunt of the law and not be treated differently from anyone else, he said.
Mr Somare, who is 75, has led the country for almost half of its 36 years of independence.
Amid failing health, he stepped down in December 2010 to face a tribunal investigating misconduct for allegedly failing to submit full annual financial statements in the 1990s.
Mr Somare replaced his then deputy in favour of close ally and foreign minister Sam Abal.
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