Woman found dead in Southeast Bakersfield of blunt head injuries

The death of a woman found in a southeast Bakersfield home last week is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Kern County Coroner's Office.

Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies found 66-year-old Suzanne Hill-Martindale deceased at a home on Malaga Road on June 27. The coroner determined her cause of death to be blunt head injuries.

Anyone with information on the investigation is encouraged to call KCSO at (661) 861-3110.