A woman in her 30s was found dead with a head wound on a sidewalk outside a Lower East Side Park over the weekend, and investigators are eyeing her death as suspicious.
The body of the victim was discovered around 7:45 a.m. Sunday at Broome and Columbia streets, steps from Luther Gulick Park in Manhattan and near the Williamsburg Bridge, authorities and law-enforcement sources said.
The body of the dead woman was discovered on the sidewalk at Broome and Columbia streets in Manhattan. Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock
Investigators believe the victim may have died under suspicious circumstances. Kyle Mazza/ShutterstockHer body was lying “in public view” when a bystander found her and called 911, sources said.
The woman, who had visible head trauma and is believed to have been in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.
Police suspect potential foul play in her death, according to the sources.
The city medical examiner’s office will officially determine how she died, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
