Police in Hamilton hope a post mortem examination will shed light on a sudden and suspicious death.
A 55 year-old woman was found dead in her Whitiora home yesterday morning.
Officers are holding off upgrading their investigation to a homicide inquiry, until a cause of death is established.
- NEWSTALK ZB
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