St Kitts: Elderly woman perishes in house fire
Tragedy in St Kitts as the body of a 91-year-old woman was found inside a house following a fire.
The deceased has been identified as Devorita Weekes.
According to reports, police responded to a report of a house fire in Wades Garden, St Kitts shortly before 3 this morning.
Upon arriving at the scene, a residential building was observed on fire.
The St Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services extinguished the blaze after which Devorita Weekes, 91, was discovered inside the house. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Forensic Unit of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force assessed the scene and collected some items of evidential value.
The cause of the blaze is currently unknown.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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