Police ID Body Of Woman Found Dead With 'Significant Injuries' In Stoughton: DA (Updated)

The body of a 40-year-old woman found in an outbuilding in Stoughton is being treated as a homicide, the North County District Attorney announced.

A Massachusetts State Police officer
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Josh Lanier

12/13/2022 12:56 p.m.

Stoughton officers found the body of Amber Buckner, a Stoughton resident, at an outbuilding at 743 Park Street near 5th Street Tuesday morning, Dec. 13, authorities said.

Buckner had "significant injuries," prosecutor Michael Morrissey said during a press conference. He didn't go into any details about them.

Stoughton authorities said they do not believe there is an active threat to the community despite no one being arrested in this case.

The investigation is still in the early stages, and police were reluctant to release much information.

Check back for more details on this developing story.

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