County coroner confirms that woman was killed by demolition.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Atlanta says a woman found dead in an Atlanta house after it was demolished was killed by falling debris.
Investigator Mary Beth Hauptle says an autopsy conducted Sunday shows the woman died of blunt force trauma, caused when the house was demolished Saturday.
Capt. J.L. Bundrige with the Atlanta Fire Department says the body was discovered as contractors removed debris from the site.
Hauptle says the woman wasn’t carrying identification, and fingerprints are being used to try to establish her identity.
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