Detectives from the Bermuda Police Service Serious Crime Unit are investigating the death of a woman at a residence on Berry Hill Road, Paget.

At about 8:30am this morning, an off duty police officer was flagged down by a member of the public, and alerted to the presence of an unresponsive female inside a residence.

Assistance was immediately sought, and EMTs from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and an on call doctor attended the residence. Death was certified by the on call doctor at the scene.

Officers from the Serious Crime Unit are investigating this as a case of Murder.

No details of the victim will be released until the next of kin have all been notified. However, detectives are interested in hearing from any members of the public that may have seen anyone or anything out of the ordinary on Berry Hill Road, Paget, or its environs, between 4:00pm on Thursday 1st September, 2011 (yesterday) and 8:30am today (Friday 2nd September, 2011).

Detectives are particularly interested in speaking with any person who may have seen anyone in the area under suspicious circumstances.

Detectives are also keen to hear from anyone who has witnessed someone acting out of character, who became furtive or was attempting to dispose of any clothing or articles, to come forward.

The investigative team is being headed by Detective Inspector Jerome Laws, and he can be contacted at (441) 247-1265. Alternatively, members of the public can leave information anonymously on the independent Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-8477.