AUTOPSIES ON BODIES SHOW DAUGHTER HANGED SELF, CAUSE OF MOTHER'S DEATH AWAITS TESTING.

Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer

Autopsies on the bodies of a mother and daughter who died in their home last week have determined the younger woman committed suicide by hanging herself with an electrical cord.

But, coroners say it could be weeks before they determine how the mother died.

``Whether she died of natural causes or if she died at the hands of another is still under investigation,'' said Scott Carrier, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.

The two women - Yoshiko Mizoguchi, 42, and Sumako Mizoguchi, 65 - apparently lived fairly reclusive lives, having immigrated from Japan about a decade ago, said Lt. Larry Koch of the Burbank Police Department.

They apparently had no relatives living in the Burbank-Glendale area, he said.

The home in the 2000 block of North Brighton Street was found in good condition, with no signs of forced entry, ransacking or theft. Their landlord found them Thursday afternoon.

Yoshiko Mizoguchi left no suicide note, Koch said. Additional toxicological and microscopic tests will have to be done before the cause of the mother's death can be determined.