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Delhi Police Open Murder Probe After Autopsy in UK Woman’s Death at Central Delhi Bungalow

An autopsy noting head injuries prompted the FIR after the death was initially treated as natural.

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Police say the case was initially deemed natural death; confusion arose as doctors recorded natural death but noted injuries, forcing registration of FIR. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Overview

  • Pauline/Pawline Crowther, 85, was found on July 30 in the servant quarters of Bungalow No. 7 near Jantar Mantar, with blood near the bed and an early suspicion of a fall.
  • Police registered a murder case at Connaught Place police station about two weeks ago after the post-mortem flagged head injuries and recorded inconclusive observations, DCP Devesh Mahla said.
  • Investigators say they have not found clear evidence of foul play to date and have yet to question all family members; the FIR names unidentified persons.
  • The house was allocated to a relative, and the woman had been living there with her son and daughter-in-law, who were away when the house help discovered the body.
  • The Times of India reported the autopsy indicated strangulation and said police sought a medical board review, a detail not confirmed in other official statements.