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Police Probe Death After Fridge Falls on Woman in Santiago

National Police report no immediate signs of violence pending forensic results.

Overview

  • An emergency call from the victim's sister shortly before 7 p.m. reported her unresponsive with a leg trapped under the appliance.
  • Paramedics from Urxencias Sanitarias de Galicia-061 arrived and confirmed the death at an apartment at 6 Ramón Cabanillas.
  • Investigators preserved the residence, keeping the refrigerator in place as key evidence while they gathered information.
  • Authorities are treating the incident as a possible domestic accident until autopsy and administrative reports establish the cause.
  • The woman, reported as 75, has not been publicly identified, and relatives were assisted by medical and social services.