Police name Bexhill woman who died of ‘gunshot wounds’
Sussex Police said ambulance paramedics and police attended the address in Watermill Lane at 1.45am on Saturday (February 6) and discovered the body of 75-year-old Carol Smith.
A post-mortem has been carried out and a provisional cause of death was an injury consistent with gunshot wounds, police said.
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Hide AdThe inquest will be formally opened tomorrow (Thursday, February 11) and then adjourned for further enquiries.
Police said a man, known to her aged 78, was found with a serious injury in the house.
He was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
Detective Inspector Duncan Elliott, from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Unit, said: “This is being treated as a tragic isolated incident and we are not looking for anyone else in connection to it.
“Carol’s family have released a photo of her and our thoughts are with them at this incredibly difficult time and we would ask the public to respect their privacy.”