Murder Under Investigation at Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill

Authorities are investigating a murder at Shou Sugi Ban House, a luxury wellness resort and spa Water Mill, on Monday afternoon, October 28, Southampton Town Police said.

Officers responded to the scene on Montauk Highway at 12:30 p.m. after a staff member found a 33-year-old woman dead in a guest room and investigators determined she was a victim of violence, police said. The victim was identified as Sabina Rosas, of Brooklyn.

“It appears to be an isolated incident,” police said in a news release. “There is no immediate danger to the public at this time.”

The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office will perform an autopsy to determine the victim’s cause of death. 

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information to call them at 631-852- 6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.