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A woman has been found dead at a North Yorkshire post office, after police responded to a report of a robbery at the premises. A woman has been found dead at a North Yorkshire post office after police responded to a report of a robbery at the premises.
Emergency services were called to the branch at Melsonby on East Road, near Richmond, on Tuesday morning.Emergency services were called to the branch at Melsonby on East Road, near Richmond, on Tuesday morning.
North Yorkshire Police said a woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance staff. The woman has been named locally as Diane Garbutt, who ran the post office with her husband Robin.
An investigation is under way and the road has been closed while forensic examinations take place.An investigation is under way and the road has been closed while forensic examinations take place.
A 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." Previous robbery
A 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 woman was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance staff."
He said officers were speaking to witnesses at the scene of the incident. The road is expected to remain closed for at least 24 hours.He said officers were speaking to witnesses at the scene of the incident. The road is expected to remain closed for at least 24 hours.
No details of how the woman died have been released.
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.