Woman found murdered in Dorchester

Boston Police report officers last night found the body of a woman in an apartment at 7 Vassar St. shortly after 7 p.m. yesterday.

Police say the woman, black and about 40, "sustained head trauma." She was pronounced dead at the scene. Channel 4 reports that officers responding to calls from neighbors followed a trail of blood to apartment 2.

Anybody with information can contact the homicide unit at 617-343-4470 or the anonymous tip line at 800-494-TIPS (or text the word tip to CRIME).