A 32-year-old woman whose body was discovered inside a garbage bin in Los Angeles has been identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothill Community Police Station were called to Sunland at 10.29am Tuesday local time after neighbours called to complain about an unsettling smell coming from the garbage bin, according to Officer Tony Im.
A man who lives on Wentworth Street, William Elliott, moved the trash can Monday night after he found it in his property. He contacted police and city sanitation authorities on Tuesday, saying the contents of the can “smelled bad”.
The woman’s body was sealed inside a snowboarding bag. She was identified as Heather Haas by the county medical examiner.
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“We don’t have much information as far as the cause of death yet,” LAPD Detective Eduardo Serrano told reporters.
The area was blocked off and traffic was being diverted.
