WORCESTER, Mass. — A 49-year-old Worcester woman is dead, and police are searching for an unknown person they believe strangled her.
Police were called to a home on Congress Street Sunday at 11:15 a.m. for reports of a woman who was not breathing. When they arrived they found Sandra Hehir, a middle school instructional assistant, dead on the floor of the apartment.
An autopsy determined the cause of Hehir’s death to be homicide by strangulation.
An investigation is underway and police are working to identify a suspect.
Anyone with information about the incident can send an anonymous text to 274637 TIPWPD + your message or send an anonymous web based message at worcesterma.gov/police.
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