The determination is made by the circumstances under which the body is found; I was trying to imply this in my last post. If a body is found with no evidence as to how it got there or why the person in question is a corpse, we don’t just shrug and go about our business.

Just to clarify, she was quite alive before going to the hospital, and was still alive hours after arriving there. They couldn't keep her alive, but she wasn't a random corpse that ended up being found in the woods somewhere - she was found on the steps of a home close to where she lives.

Did the home belong to people she knows (i.e. walked there and then something happened that left her in the cold), or was she put there? If she was put there, why? Someone who intended to kill her would certainly not put her somewhere safe to be found by others.

This case absolutely warrants an investigation, but I will still say that some of the most important details are missing here. We simply don't know enough to draw conclusions from a single family member who wasn't even the first person to find the deceased.

I’m maintaining my original point that frostbite/hypothermia do not cause internal bleeding on their own, which is patently true, and answering what seem to be questions.

For sure, not out of the blue. That's why information like "how did she get there?" and "how was she brought into the home?" are critical. Injuries happen if you fall after being disorientated, as one might be if they are suffering from hypothermia. Or they can happen if you're being moved without care. These don't necessarily point to homicide, and could very well fit the “medical incident” narrative being told by the RCMP.

I hope that the reports follow this case, because now I'm quite interested in the outcome. I feel terrible for the family. She was a mother and had quite a few grandkids.