Force, asphyxiation killed woman, examiner

Force, asphyxiation killed woman, examiner says

A 70-year-old Dundalk woman found June 23 lying dead in the courtyard of her apartment building died of blunt force injury and asphyxiation, the state medical examiner's office's ruled yesterday.

Bill Toohey, a Baltimore County police spokesman, said her death is being investigated as a homicide. Toohey would not say if police have suspects or if they believe the attack was random or targeted.

Edwina Delores Arnett, a resident of the Willow Spring Apartments in the 2100 block of Dundalk Ave., was discovered by police officers responding to a possible cardiac arrest call.