Woman found dead with stab wounds inside burning house

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Police and fire officials are investigating after a woman was found dead with stab wounds inside a burned house in the Mississippi Delta.

Greenville officials tell The Delta Democrat-Times that firefighters responded to a house fire Thursday afternoon.

As they put out the fire, they found 30-year-old Audra Lajoyce Mack dead inside with stab wounds.

Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson said Friday that Mack’s body was taken to Pearl for an autopsy and that results aren’t yet available.

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This story has been corrected to show Audra Mack was 30 years old, not 36 years old.

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Information from: Delta Democrat-Times, http://www.ddtonline.com