Autopsy determines elderly woman of Bourryeau was manually strangled to death

Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Valery Alexandrov, performed an autopsy on the body of 85-year-old Elva York of Bourryeau on June 23, 2019.

Dr. Alexandrov concluded that her death was as a result of asphyxia due to manual strangulation.

The 85-Year-Old was found dead in her home on June 17 2019.

According to reports, a neighbour of the deceased contacted the Police after attempts to contact the elderly woman failed. Upon arriving to the scene, Police observed the elderly woman lying motionless on her kitchen floor.

The District Medical Officer examined the body and pronounced her dead on the scene.

Police are continuing their investigation into the matter.