Harris County Sheriff's Office investigates woman found dead in apartment following 'trauma'

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A welfare check Sunday led to the discovery of a 46-year-old woman found dead in her East Harris County apartment, police said.

The woman was found in her unit at the Lafayette Village Apartments, at 4822 E. Sam Houston Parkway North, Sunday afternoon.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office believes the woman died from trauma to the body, but has not shared further details.

“Right now we're in the process of trying to determine a timeline and find out exactly what happened,” said Jason Brown with the sheriff's office.

It would be family members who found the victim after being unable to contact her all weekend.

“They arrived on scene and eventually forced their way into the apartment, which is when they found the deceased woman inside,” Brown said.

When the Harris County Sheriff's Office examined the victim, they said she appeared to have “trauma” to her body.

They said the cause of his death has not yet been determined.

“We're not going to speculate. We know she died of some sort of trauma, and we'll go from there,” Brown said.

Investigators say there were no signs anyone tried to break in or rob the victim.

They believe the woman may have been dead for a few days when she was finally found.

“She lives alone there except for her son, so we are in the process of trying to find him and talk to him,” Brown said.

Detectives spoke with the woman's daughter.

As of now, they have no motive or story. Investigators said there were no signs anyone broke into the apartment before her family found her.

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