Crime & Safety

Report: Everett Woman Suspected of Smothering Boyfriend With Her Chest

A 51-year-old Everett man died at Swedish Hospital in Edmonds on Saturday.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the weekend death of an Everett man after witnesses say his girlfriend lay on top of him during a fight and smothered him with her chest, KIRO TV reported.

The 51-year-old man was taken to Swedish Hospital in Edmonds, where he died Saturday, the station reported. His name hadn’t been released as of Tuesday afternoon.

Witnesses, who told deputies the two had been fighting, had been drinking heavily and smoking marijuana, The Herald of Everett reported.

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