Former Rhode Island mayor identified as one of two corpses in home

Authorities confirmed the physique of a former Rhode Island mayor was present in her dwelling Monday together with one different corpse.

The id of the physique was revealed by a spokesman for the Rhode Island Division of Public Well being to Fox Information Digital. The mayor of Woonsocket from 1995 to 2009, Susan Menard, took two days to establish, as police discovered the 2 our bodies “severely decomposed.” The id of the second physique remains to be being investigated. Authorities don’t imagine foul play was concerned of their deaths, however the investigation is ongoing.

TWO DECOMPOSED BODIES FOUND IN HOME OF FORMER RHODE ISLAND MAYOR

Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, the present mayor of Woonsocket, supplied her condolences after Menard’s physique was recognized.

“On behalf of our Metropolis, I supply our deepest condolences to her household and associates, and I would like them to know that she is in our ideas and prayers,” she stated, in line with Fox Information. “Mayor Menard has left a permanent legacy in Woonsocket via her a few years of public service, and he or she may even be remembered for her pioneering achievements in advancing the position of girls in Rhode Island municipal politics being solely the second elected feminine mayor within the historical past of the state.”

The our bodies had been found after a neighbor known as police at round 4 a.m. on Monday morning, complaining of an odor emanating from the home.

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Menard was town’s longest-serving mayor, holding the place for 14 years.