Basilisa Smith's death was caused by traumatic head injury
when she hit her head when she fell unconscious
 after having cerebro vascular accident

Asian-American housekeeper from the Philippines found dead in Las Vegas

Her death was caused by traumatic head injury when she hit her head when she fell unconscious after having cerebro vascular accident

By Edward Era Barbacena

61-year-old Filipina housekeeper Basilisa Tagget-Smith was found unresponsive in a room at the Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas on Sunday. She was rushed to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead.

Police initially regarded the her death as suspicious. A day after the incident, police even released a video of a person of interest in her case. But after a few days of confusion, her son Lemuel Tagget told Filipino  news that he spoke to the police Thursday morning and got some clarity. His mother died of natural causes. 

 "She was not killed by a criminal. She had a stroke at her place of work. She fell, hit her head, had a bump. There was blood on the wall where she fell," Lemuel said.

Tagget-Smith, who immigrated from Bohol, Philippines to the US in 1987, worked at Bally's for over three decades. Her death is the second tragic loss in the family in recent months, as her other son Reggie was involved in a murder suicide at the Wynn Resort parking lot just March of this year. According to authorities, the 42-year-old killed a security guard before turning the gun on himself.  Meanwhile, funeral arrangements for Tagget-Smith are still being finalized by the family.