Crime & Safety
Body Found Near Worcester Salvation Army Donation Bins
The grim morning discovery prompted an investigation to see if the death was suspicious.
WORCESTER, MA — Police are investigating after a body was found near a donation bin at the Salvation Army Store on Cambridge Street. It is unclear if the victim died of natural causes or foul play, police said.
Police received the call at 9:48 Monday morning. Officers swarmed donation bins near the Salvation Army store. Yellow caution tape was placed around the scene.
According to WCVB, the body was found by a man who said the victim was a woman who was stabbed multiple times. "It was a horrific scene," the man said.
A barricade was placed to the end of Cambridge Crossing, which has a strip of small businesses, from the Salvation Army store.
According to Boston 25 News, police will be conducting an autopsy on Tuesday.
Worcester Police still investigating near Salvation Army donation bin where a body was found this morning. A man who made the discovery says the victim is a woman & that she appeared to be stabbed multiple times, “couldn’t even recognize her face.. it was a horrific scene.” #WCVB pic.twitter.com/LB0Aq9Kz3N
— Matt Reed (@MattReedNews) January 7, 2019
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