Woman, 75, found dead in yard

A 75-year-old woman was found dead in her Lot 207 Alexander Street yard early yesterday morning.

The police in a release reported that at around 08:17 hrs yesterday a party of police who were on Anti-Crime patrol received information that there was a body lying motionless, face downward, in the yard.

Upon investigating they observed that it was a woman clad in a pink dress. The release said she was identified as Blaire Douglas by a neighbour who disclosed that the woman resided alone and suffered from hypertension. Douglas was last seen alive on May 11, 2024, at about 11:00 hrs at home.

The release further stated that the Emergency Medical Technicians were summoned, and Douglas was pronounced dead by a doctor. The body was examined, but no marks of violence were seen.

Douglas’s body was then escorted to the Memorial Garden Mortuary, awaiting post-mortem examination.