DOMINICA: 74-year-old woman commits suicide
An elderly woman in the neighboring island of Dominica has apparently committed suicide.
Law enforcement there said the act took place in Castle Comfort. According to police reports, CID investigators arrived at the Williams home at 7:57 a.m. after a suicide was reported.
Upon arrival, they discovered Rosemary Williams, a 74-year-old resident, with a bed sheet around her neck that was tied to the upper part of her bedpost in her bedroom.
Further details indicated that she appeared to be deceased, and the District Medical Doctor officially pronounced her dead.
Inspector Fixton Henderson has handled the scene, and so far, there has been no evidence of foul play.
An autopsy of the deceased will take place, followed by a coroner’s inquest.
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