NORWICH — The Vermont State Police is investigating a suspicious death on Douglas Hill Road.
Police responded to a report of a deceased woman at 48 Douglas Hill Road at about 10 a.m. on Saturday, according to a police news release. Upon arrival, they found a woman dead inside the home.
“Initial investigation indicates the woman’s death occurred under potentially suspicious circumstances,” the release said. “Everyone associated with this matter is accounted for, and there is no identified danger to the public.”
The woman’s body will be brought to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.
The state police are withholding the identity of the woman pending following further investigation and notification of relatives.
Town property records indicate the home on Douglas Hill Road belongs to Donald and Noel Neely.
In addition to members of the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit, the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Search Team, Field Force Division and Victim Services Unit and the Norwich Police Department are assisting in the investigation.
Police ask that those with relevant information call the Royalton Barracks at 802-234-9933 or submit an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.