Police name Bexhill woman who died of ‘gunshot wounds’

A woman who was found dead after emergency services were called to her home in Bexhill has been identified.
By Richard Gladstone
Published 10th Feb 2021, 14:40 BST
Updated 10th Feb 2021, 14:59 BST
Carol Smith. Picture courtesy of Sussex Police SUS-211002-142317001Carol Smith. Picture courtesy of Sussex Police SUS-211002-142317001
Carol Smith. Picture courtesy of Sussex Police SUS-211002-142317001

Sussex Police said ambulance paramedics and police attended the address in Watermill Lane at 1.45am on Saturday (February 6) and discovered the body of 75-year-old Carol Smith.

A post-mortem has been carried out and a provisional cause of death was an injury consistent with gunshot wounds, police said.

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The inquest will be formally opened tomorrow (Thursday, February 11) and then adjourned for further enquiries.

Officers at the scene. Picture: Jessup/Mitchell SUS-210602-134434001Officers at the scene. Picture: Jessup/Mitchell SUS-210602-134434001
Officers at the scene. Picture: Jessup/Mitchell SUS-210602-134434001

Police said a man, known to her aged 78, was found with a serious injury in the house.

He was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

Detective Inspector Duncan Elliott, from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Unit, said: “This is being treated as a tragic isolated incident and we are not looking for anyone else in connection to it.

“Carol’s family have released a photo of her and our thoughts are with them at this incredibly difficult time and we would ask the public to respect their privacy.”