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House sitter slain in Gloucester County

The woman, whose body was found Saturday, was killed by blunt force trauma.

David Maialetti / Philadelphia Daily News
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A 26-year-old woman who was found dead Saturday in a house in Woodbury was the victim of a homicide, officials said Tuesday.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said an autopsy determined that Shawneeq M. Carter of Camden was killed by blunt force trauma.

Carter had been house-sitting at the home on Hopkins Street where her body was found at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The homeowner was not in the area when Carter was found dead, the Prosecutor's Office said.

Investigators have not disclosed if they have established a motive or identified any possible suspects.