Woman’s body found after house fire in Cleveland County: What we know

SHELBY, N.C. (WBTV) - A woman’s body was found inside a home after a kitchen fire on Friday in Cleveland County.

On Friday, Nov. 6, the sheriff’s office said they found a woman’s body in the kitchen of a home on Gibson Road in Shelby. Officials said the woman had died from injuries after an alleged assault.

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office will not release the identity of the woman until a positive identification is made and family is notified.

It was not immediately clear how the fire started or how the woman was assaulted.