Officers investigating after domestic situation in Lauderdale Lakes turns deadly

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. – Police in Broward County are investigating a domestic dispute that turned deadly.

According to neighbors, the woman who lived in the Lauderdale Lakes home at the center of the investigation was known as Ms. Pinky.

The home is located on the 3100 block of Northwest 39th Street.

“It’s unbelievable,” said neighbor Lucille Desouza. “It shouldn’t happen because she was a good neighbor.”

Local 10 News learned from neighbors that the victim’s brother would often come to visit.

One neighbor said that Ms. Pinky’s brother came to visit her on Wednesday morning and beat the woman in her front yard.

That’s where police officers found her when they arrived shortly after the incident.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she died from her injuries, police said.

“As a loving grandmother, a loving wife and a loving mother, she was a good friend,” said Desouza.

Officers took the man into custody but all they have confirmed is that there was a domestic incident and a woman died as a result.

Cameras attached to a home across the street captured the incident and that video has been handed over to police.