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Death of Coventry woman still under investigation
01:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
PROVIDENCE — Further laboratory studies are needed to determine the exact cause of death of a 34-year-old Coventry woman who was found in her home over the weekend, according to the state medical examiner’s office.
Annemarie Beardsworth, a spokeswoman for the office, said that the cause of Shelly M. Gardner’s death is pending “further studies.” She declined to elaborate or to say whether it had been determined if the death was accidental.
Coventry police found Gardner dead shortly before noon Saturday in the bedroom of her home at 2333 Flat River Rd. Her husband, Ronald L. Gardner Jr., 33, was found unconscious in the home and taken to Kent Hospital in Warwick where he remains in critical condition.
Earlier this week, Coventry police said that they went to the Gardner’s home after receiving a call from a relative asking them to check on the family. The police said the matter is under investigation and declined to release any details.
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