A beloved teacher’s aide was found dead in her Worcester home Sunday morning.
Police said Sandra “Buffy” Hehir, 49, was found unresponsive in her home on Congress Street by a neighbor. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be strangulation.
Worcester Schools Superintendent Maureen Binienda said she knew Hehir since she was 14 years old and later became her boss. Hehir worked as a teacher’s aide at a school in Worcester and school officials said they knew something was wrong when Hehir did not show up for work on Monday.
“When you think of Buffy you think of someone who was a great athlete and always bubbly, friendly,” said Binienda. “Just the fact that I know her and have known her for so long I think, how could this have happened?”
Police have not made any arrests.
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