Snake bite victim Sinita Martin was a mother of one, with a second child on the way
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[Police have identified a heavily pregnant woman who died from a suspected snake bite in Western Australia's Mid West region as 27-year-old Sinita Martin.
Ms Martin and her unborn child died in Meekatharra, 775 kilometres north-east of Perth, on Monday night after she was bitten outside her home.
She told her family a snake had attacked her and soon went into a fit.
St John Ambulance was called to the home on Main Street at 8:43pm and Ms Martin was taken to Meekatharra Hospital, but she died a short time later.
Ms Martin was 31 weeks into her pregnancy and medical staff were unable to save her unborn baby.
Young child left without a mother
Meekatharra Police Acting Inspector David Hornsby said Ms Martin recently moved to Meekatharra to be with her family.
"I believe she does have one other child, as far as partners and that I'm not in a position to say," Acting Inspector Hornsby said.
He said police were still putting together a report for the coroner to clarify the circumstances surrounding Ms Martin's death.
"The investigation is still ongoing, it's a little bit early to be able to start pinpointing exactly what happened," Acting Inspector Hornsby said.
It is believed a western brown snake is most likely responsible for the fatal bite.
"Snakes are prevalent around the place but [the town is] no different to anywhere else, so all we can really suggest to people is just to be vigilant and keep an eye on where they're walking."
Police said Ms Martin's body will be taken to Perth for a post-mortem examination.
"The results coming out of that will be a toxicology [report] which will hopefully provide us with some answers," Acting Inspector Hornsby said.
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