Death of Woman at Raritan Public Library Deemed Not Suspicious

RARITAN, NJ - Raritan Borough Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old woman after she was found April 20 at 9:45 a.m. bleeding in the bathroom of the Raritan Borough Public Library, on East Somerset Street.

According to Sgt. Everett Holt, the Somerville woman was found suffering from several self-inflicted wounds to her arms.

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Officers started lifesaving measures, Holt said, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital BLS and ALS units also responded to the scene to assist.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Holt said a preliminary report deemed the woman's death to be non-suspicious. The Northern NJ Regional Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy at a later date.

Raritan Borough Police reminded the public that if they or someone they know is suffering from crisis, they can call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

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