On Monday, 9 February, the naked body of 35-year-old Evelyn Oatley (also known as Nita Ward) was discovered in her flat on Wardour Street. Oatley had been strangled and her throat had been cut, and she had also been sexually mutilated with a can opener.[4][2] Fingerprints found on the can opener confirmed earlier suspicions that the strangler was left-handed.[2]