Linden reeling from murder of senior citizen, arrest of suspect

Yvonne Adams

By Jeff Trotman

The town of Linden is in a state of shock as news of the murder of popular senior citizen Yvonne Adams filters through the town.

The body of Adams, who lived alone, was found in her home on Saturday morning. According to a close friend, who lives a few houses from the deceased, Adams was expected to attend a wedding ceremony on Saturday but she did not respond when a taxi arrived at her home and blew at the pre-arranged pick- up time.

According to the friend, people in the neighbourhood did not suspect foul play because they saw Adams sitting on her front verandah late on Friday evening and they felt that she had overslept. When someone entered the house to wake her up, they found her dead with a rope around her neck and the jewellery she was