Woman’s Body Discovered in Hamilton Township

homicide HamiltonThe Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Tuesday morning in Hamilton Township.

At about 9:10 a.m., Hamilton Police received a call regarding a body in a weeded area in the Roebling Park off of Sewell Avenue. Police responded to the location and found the body of an unidentified white woman, estimated to be about 40 years old.

An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon and police are working to identify the victim. The cause and manner of death have not been determined yet, but law enforcement officials said the death appears to be a homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or the Hamilton Police Tip line at (609) 581-4008.