Woman’s body found in Hamilton park, likely a homicide

Police are trying to identify a woman whose body was found in a Hamilton park on Tuesday morning.

Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri in a statement said the body of a white woman believed  to be approximately 40 years old was found in a weeded area of Roebling Park off Sewell Street around 9:10 a.m.

The park is located off Route 206, not far from the interchange between Interstates 195 and 295.

An autopsy will be performed on Tuesday afternoo,  but Onofri said the death appears to be by homicide.

Another with information should contact the Prosecutor's Office at 609-989-6406 or Hamilton Police at 609-581-4008.