Police have brought in four suspects for questioning after a 70-year-old woman was found dead inside of a trash bag inside of a Mott Haven apartment building Thursday afternoon.
Police from the 40th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an aided female inside of a Grand Concourse apartment just before 2 p.m. on March 21. Upon their arrival, officers found the 70-year-old woman — whose identity has not yet been released — stuffed inside a garbage bag inside a bedroom in the apartment, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
EMS pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification.
Reports indicate that the woman was in town visiting family, but police could not confirm that detail as of Friday morning.
A police spokesperson said four suspects were taken in for questioning and, on Friday afternoon, the NYPD announced the arrest of Inga Bearden. Bearden, a resident of the apartment where the body was found, was charged with concealment of a human corpse.
The investigation is ongoing.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:40 p.m. on March 22.
