According to the story given by a distant relative, shortly before
Charlie's death his wife had suffered a stroke and was confined to
their apartment. A woman had been hired to help her. Apparently one day
Charlie came back from food shopping, entered his apartment, and
surprised the woman who was in the process of going through drawers and
stealing articles. Charlie began yelling at her, asking her what she
was doing. Apparently the woman panicked and hit Charlie with an object
that killed him.