Police have confirmed that a North Yorkshire woman whose body was found at her home died of natural causes.

Susan Reed McVicar, 42, was found at her home in Brewerton Street, Knaresborough, on May 1. A post mortem examination proved inconclusive, but further tests have established she died from natural causes. After police discovered items missing from her home, a 31-year-old man was arrested in connection with theft. He has been released on bail.

Updated: 10:41 Tuesday, June 10, 2003