An 89-year-old woman from Paola, suspected to have fallen down the stairs, was found dead at her residence in Cospicua Road, yesterday afternoon.

The police said they were informed about the case at around 3 p.m. and when they arrived they found the woman’s lifeless body at the bottom of the stairs.

The police believe she must have fallen down the stairs, although an autopsy will be carried out.

A magisterial inquiry and police investigations are under way.

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