Police on Tuesday said they are investigating the murder of a 33-year-old woman at a high-end spa and resort in the Hamptons, New York.  The Suffolk County Police Department said that the slain woman’s body was discovered by an employee inside her guest room of Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill, located between Southampton and Bridgehampton and about 90 miles east of Midtown Manhattan.

Per local affiliate NBC NY, Southampton Town Police patrol units responded to the resort at 337 Montauk Highway at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, sharing in a statement: “Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the murder of a victim whose body was found in a guest room at a Water Mll resort. It was determined the woman was a victim of a violence. Police patrol units responded to a suspicious death at the Shou Sugi Ban House… appears to be an isolated incident, with no immediate danger to the public at this time.”

The Shou Sugi Ban House’s website calls itself  “a space inspired by the principles of wabi-sabi and wellness traditions that value the simple beauty and healing properties found within the natural world. As the only comprehensive wellness program in the Hamptons, Shou Sugi Ban House offers an environment that is both tranquil and transcendent, encouraging one to Return to the Simplicity of Self.” 

No cause of death for the victim, identified as 33-year-old Brooklyn resident Sabina Rosas, has been released as of press time. In addition, no suspects have been taken into custody. Police ask anyone with information to call the department at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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