Shelawaithie "Meera" Bedasse, 57, of Cedros died by hanging, an autopsy confirmed on September 30.

Asked by Newsday if the matter will be treated as a suicide, Assistant Commissioner of Police (South-Central) Michael Pierre told Newsday investigations are continuing into the circumstances surrounding her death.

Bedasse was last seen around 8.30 am on September 23, when she told colleagues at her Point Fortin variety store workplace she was feeling unwell and was going back home to rest. She never made it home and calls to her phone went unanswered.