Woman, Daughter found dead in US home

A Massachusetts woman and her 9-year-old
daughter were found hanging Friday in the
basement of their home by police officers who
later discovered what authorities called “written
information” that’s being reviewed to see if it
sheds light on what happened.
The bodies of Ariana Rosa-Soares, 32, and her
daughter, Marley Soares, were found shortly
before 10 a.m. in their home in Brockton, about
25 miles south of Boston, after a concerned
family friend called police asking for assistance
at the house, Plymouth County District Attorney
Timothy Cruz said.
Cruz didn’t disclose the contents of the written
information found at the scene and said it was
too early to say whether the deaths were
murders or a murder-suicide. He said the girl’s
father was interviewed by state police, and it
didn’t appear to be a case of domestic violence.
“It’s a terrible situation which we are going to
get to the end of when we get all the information
together,” Cruz said.
Rosa-Soares also had an 11-year-old daughter
who wasn’t home when the bodies were found,
authorities said.
Brockton and state police are investigating and
medical examiners will be performing autopsies
to try to determine the cause and manner of the
deaths.
Jose Rosa, Rosa-Soares’ father, told The Boston
Globe that he believed his daughter had a mental
illness and that he was concerned about her
ability to be a parent. He said he had sought
help from the state Department of Children and
Families.
Source: Punch