Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 01, 2018, (RSCNPF): Resident Pathologist, Dr. Adrian Nunez, has performed an autopsy on the body of a woman found lying motionless on the floor in her home.
Police received and responded to a report of a sudden death at Walwyn Avenue, Basseterre on Tuesday (January 30) where 41-year-old Rosella Douglas Lewis was found unresponsive. She was discovered by her father lying in what appeared to be blood with what appeared to be vomit in some of the rooms. Investigations so far have revealed that she suffered from Hypertension and had been taking medication for her condition. She was pronounced dead on the scene by the District Medical Doctor.
Dr. Nunez concluded that death was as a result of Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism secondary to Hypertension. He further reported that there were no wounds to the body or fractures to the skull.
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