patrons called police sunday night shortly after discovering no workers at the dunkin' donuts on arundel mills boulevard in hanover .
according to authorities , an officer checked the business and found a severely injured woman in the kitchen area .
police said palak bhadreskumar patel of hanover , died at the scene .
they said the investigation revealed that her husband , bhadreshkumar chetanbhai patel , hit her multiple times with an object and then fled .