THE body of a woman found in Bexhill has been identified as Carol Smith. Police say a post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death for the 75-year-old as an injury consistent with gunshot wounds . Police and paramedics discovered her body after being called to an address in Watermill Lane at 1.45am on Saturday.
The body of Carol Smith was found at an address in Watermill Lane, Bexhill, in the early hours of Saturday morning A 78-year-old man, who is known to her, was also found at the scene with a serious injury. He was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.