By Jeremy Sollars
AN autopsy on the body of a Warwick woman who lay dead in her Percy Street home for six weeks before being discovered has been completed, but other tests are still to be carried out, police have confirmed.
As reported in the Free Times last Thursday 13 October, police were forced to gain entry to the residence of the 63-year-old after neighbours raised the alarm on the previous Tuesday.
The same neighbours had alerted police to their concerns three weeks before, but police advised they had no powers to act.
A Queensland Police Service (QPS) spokesman told the Free Times the cause of the woman’s death was yet to be determined.
“An autopsy has been completed but other analysis, such as toxicology, is still being carried out,” the spokesman said.
“As with all deaths where the cause is unknown, a report will be prepared for the Queensland Coroner.
“There were no suspicious circumstances in this particular case.”
While it is understood the woman had lived reclusively, the discovery of her body has prompted calls for greater community care, particularly of the elderly.
