An 81-year-old woman was found dead inside her Queens home Thursday, and a 46-year-old woman was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the case.
Police responding to a 911 call discovered Lillie Hill unconscious inside her residence on 146th Street, between Sutter Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard in South Jamaica, at about 3:30 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Hill was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Authorities later identified the person taken into custody as Patricia Williams, 46.
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Williams was charged with manslaughter, according to police.
The circumstances that led to Hill’s death have not yet been disclosed.
Images from the scene showed officers outside the woman’s fenced-in home, located just a short distance from John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of Hill’s death as the investigation continues.
