Thursday, February 17, 2011

Officer down…

A female police officer has been found hanged in toilets at a Wakefield hospital, prompting an investigation.

South Yorkshire Police officer Andrea Jayne Shelton was taken to Pinderfields Hospital after she was found at home with various injuries to her body.

The 45-year-old was later found dead in the toilets of the ward where she was being treated on 19 January.

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. An investigation has been launched by the hospital.