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Body was staged, police tell mother of woman found in tree
Police investigating the death of a woman found hanging in a tree have concluded her body was positioned after she died, deepening questions for her grieving mother about what actually happened.
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Investigators have told the family of Tasia Fortune that her body was likely placed in the tree following her death, rather than her dying while suspended there, according to statements made to the BBC by Fortune's mother, Christy Spivey.
Spivey said the police revelation has left her with more unanswered questions about the circumstances surrounding her daughter's death. The shift in the investigation's direction suggests authorities are now treating the case differently than initial findings indicated.
The discovery of Fortune's body in the tree had initially raised questions about how she came to be in that location. The new assessment by police investigators indicates the body was moved and positioned post-mortem, rather than representing the actual location of her death.
The case remains under investigation as authorities work to determine the full sequence of events leading to Fortune's death. Spivey's statements underscore the family's frustration with the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the circumstances of her daughter's passing.