Crime & Safety
Police: Decomposing Body Found in Catonsville
The body was located Thursday night in a Catonsville park, police said.
Authorities say they found a partially decomposed body in a neighborhood park in Catonsville Thursday night.
Before 10 p.m. on Thursday, officials received information about a deceased woman in the Westview park off Gilston Park Road at Chesworth Road, according to police.
An area check revealed what was believed to be the partly decomposed body of a woman, according to a statement from the Baltimore County Police Department.
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Officials took the body to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy, police reported.
Anyone with information may contact county police at 410-307-2020.
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The Baltimore County Police Department’s homicide unit is investigating.
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