Bio had garnered 55.86 percent of ballots cast, more than the 55 percent required for victory after Saturday's first round of voting.
Kamara, 72, a former foreign and finance minister, is facing a protracted trial over allegations that he misappropriated public funds as foreign minister, a case he says is politically motivated.
The woman’s 25-year-old son, Ibrahim Conteh, told AFP that he had identified his mother’s body at the morgue.Police did not confirm the death, while saying they had fired tear gas canisters “to disperse the crowd which was disturbing people on the road”.
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