Woman, 56, found dead in Łódź apartment as freezing temperatures continue in Poland.
Body of Woman Found in Bałuty
On Monday, February 2nd, police from the Bałuty precinct received information that the body of a woman was found in one of the apartments in a tenement building at Malinowa Street. Police confirmed that the 56-year-old resident of this apartment is dead.
Police on Probable Cause of Death
The temperature in the apartment was very low, and the woman was covered with blankets and quilts. “Everything indicates that death was caused by hypothermia, but we will confirm this after conducting an autopsy at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Łódź,” said Katarzyna Sowińska from the Łódź City Police to ‘Dziennik Łódzki’.
Over 40 People Have Died from Hypothermia
As reported by ‘Express Ilustrowany’, on Saturday, January 31st, police found the body of a man on a property at Sienkiewicza Street in Łódź. The body was found while checking places where people in homelessness crisis might seek shelter from the cold. In this case as well, authorities suspect that the cause of death was hypothermia. This winter in Poland, over 40 people have already died from hypothermia.
