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| Woman's post office death probed | Woman's post office death probed |
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| Police are investigating the death of a woman at a post office in North Yorkshire. | Police are investigating the death of a woman at a post office in North Yorkshire. |
| Emergency services were called to the branch at Melsonby, near Richmond, on Tuesday morning. | |
| A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said a woman in her 40s, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance staff. | A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said a woman in her 40s, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance staff. |
| The area has been sealed off while forensic examinations are carried out, the spokesman added. | The area has been sealed off while forensic examinations are carried out, the spokesman added. |
| The police spokesman said: "Police were called by the ambulance service to the sudden death of a woman in her 40s on the morning of 23 March. | The police spokesman said: "Police were called by the ambulance service to the sudden death of a woman in her 40s on the morning of 23 March. |
| "Officers are carrying out a detailed examination of the scene to establish the exact circumstances surrounding her death." | "Officers are carrying out a detailed examination of the scene to establish the exact circumstances surrounding her death." |
| He added that the woman had died at the Melsonby post office on East Road. The road has been closed while inquiries continue. | He added that the woman had died at the Melsonby post office on East Road. The road has been closed while inquiries continue. |
| In March last year two men escaped with cash and stamps from the post office in an armed robbery. | In March last year two men escaped with cash and stamps from the post office in an armed robbery. |