ROTTERDAM — Police on Tuesday continued their investigation into the discovery of a deceased woman whose body remained inside a Greenpoint Avenue home for “several months” while others continued to live at the same residence.
Rotterdam Lt. Patrick Farry said there were no new details to report regarding the investigation into why the death of 24-year-old Skylar Pettit went unreported after she died of “natural causes” earlier this year, but noted that he hopes additional details can be made public soon.
“My hope is that this week we’ll have more information we can release, but as of right now we’re just keeping it as an open investigation and are still looking into everything,” he said.
Police discovered Pettit’s body on July 21 after being called to the single-family residence at 1726 Greenpoint Ave. for a health and welfare check for Pettit. An autopsy determined that Pettit died of natural causes and that her body remained in the residence for several months, according to police.
Police are not investigating Pettit’s death as a homicide, but have been looking into why her death was not reported sooner.
Farry and neighbors previously confirmed that several individuals were living in the home while Pettit’s body was inside the residence. A number of animals were also taken from the home after police discovered Pettit’s body.
It’s unclear who contacted police to carry out the welfare check, or what charges, if any, could result from the investigation.
“I’m not going to speculate to that,” Farry said.
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