Body of carpenter found inside building in Westmoreland, suicide suspected
Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 12:33 PM
The Whithorn police in Westmoreland are investigating a case of suspected suicide in the community.
The body of 43-year-old carpenter Richard Ruddock, of Hertford in the parish, was on Sunday morning found suspended by a piece of rope around his neck inside a building.
The police reported that a letter was found at the scene.
They say cops were called to the area around 3:00 a.m. where Ruddock's body was found on the third floor of the building.
It was removed.
A post mortem is to be conducted.
- Rasbert Turner
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