Mother, baby found dead in Fall River

Friday, March 26, 2010



FALL RIVER, Mass.— Fall River police are investigating what they call the suspicious deaths of a mother and her young son inside an apartment in one of the city’s public housing complexes.

NBC 10’s Dan Jaehnig reported that the bodies were found Thursday inside an apartment at 103 Sunset Hill at about 2 p.m

A maintenance crew found the people inside the apartment. NBC 10 reported that workers from the Fall River Housing Authority were doing a routine inspection when they made the discovery.

The district attorney’s statement said the deaths appear suspicious and autopsies will be conducted by the state medical examiner.

The Fall River police and state troopers assigned to the district attorney’s office are investigating. The names of the mother and child have not been released.

Autopsies will be done Friday.

A neighbor told NBC 10 that police told him that the victims were a woman and her young son. The neighbor said they had not been seen for several days.

From: http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/news/local/article/police_called_to_fall_river_neighborhood/33653/