Rough sleeper named by police after dying near the Dark Arches
Detectives want to trace her relatives
A woman who died near the Dark Arches in Leeds on Monday (8th January) has been named by police.
56-year-old Fiona Watson, who also went by the surname Swan, is from Hunslet but was sleeping rough.
Her death is not being treated as suspicious and the Coroner’s Office has been informed.
Detective Inspector James Entwistle, of Leeds District CID, said: “We have been making extensive enquiries to trace Fiona’s next of kin to inform them of her death but we have so far been unable to identify any.
“We always endeavour to make direct contact with relatives ourselves but we have been left with no other option than to make a public appeal to find them.
“There has been a suggestion that she has a sister in London but we have no further information about that. We would ask that any relatives of Fiona or anyone who has any information that could assist us gets in touch.
“We have had some names put forward for the three people that were with her in the time leading up to her death but we are yet to trace them and we would still like to speak to them.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds District CID via 101 quoting log number 326 of January 8