Elderly woman and her son found dead in Queens apartment

  • A 93-year-old woman and her 66-year-old son were found dead Sunday morning 
  • They were found when police went to their Queens apartment to check on them  
  • Police said there were no signs of trauma or any weapons in their apartment 

An elderly woman and her son were found dead in their apartment, leaving police puzzled about what caused their death. 

The 93-year-old woman and her 66-year-old son, whose names have not been released, had no obvious signs of trauma on their bodies, police told the New York Daily News. 

Police also found no weapons inside the home the pair lived in together on 62nd Avenue in Forrest Hills, Queens, near Yellowstone Boulevard. 

The 93-year-old woman and her 66-year-old son, whose names have not been released, had no obvious signs of trauma on their bodies, police told the New York Daily News. The apartment complex where the bodies were found is pictured

Officers found the bodies around 9.20am Sunday after being asked to check on the pair. 

It was determined they had been dead for more than a day by the time their bodies were found, police told the Daily News. 

Their causes of death will be determined by New York City’s Medical Examiner later this week.  



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