Prosecutor: 100-year woman strangled in Mass. nursing home
By APWednesday, October 7, 2009
100-year-old woman strangled in Mass. nursing home
BOSTON — A 100-year-old woman who was found dead last month in a Massachusetts nursing home had been strangled.
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter said Wednesday that Elizabeth Barrow was found dead in her bed during a routine check Sept. 24 by staff at Brandon Woods Nursing home in Dartmouth. The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide.
A law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press that Barrow was found with a plastic bag over her head in a room she shared with a woman in her 90s. There were no obvious signs of a struggle. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to comment on an ongoing investigation.
A nursing home official did not immediately return a call for comment.
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