Mystery after woman tragically found dead in bed with blood on her face
Mystery surrounds the death of a 19-year-old woman who was found dead in her share home in a remote WA town.
Brooke Tuhakaraina was found by a friend with blood on her face on Wednesday morning in Port Denison, south of Geraldton, The West Australian reported.
Investigators are still trying to determine her cause of death, with homicide detectives called in.
A WA Police spokesperson told Yahoo News Australia as of Thursday morning there are no updates on the investigation.
Ms Tuhakaraina, originally from New Zealand, worked for a local shearing company and lived with other workers in the share home.
Neighbours said they barely knew the women living in the home as they were often “coming and going”.
The teenager had been working in WA for a year.
Employer Mike Henderson, whose team found Ms Tuhakaraina unresponsive at about 7am, told the West Australian she was a “nice girl” and worked as a wool handler.
Family responded to news of her death on social media, saying they are all “devastated”.
Tributes also poured in from friends online, with one person describing Ms Tuhakaraina as a “beautiful girl”.
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