Woman's body found stuffed inside trash bag in the Bronx
NEW YORK - A 70-year-old woman's body was found stuffed inside a trash bag Thursday in the Bronx.
Police said four people were questioned in connection with the case, but three have since been released.
Officers responded to a 911 call for an unconcious woman around 1:45 p.m. at a luxury apartment complex on Grand Concourse near East 140th Street in Mott Haven.
They found the woman's body inside a trash bag and pronounced her dead at the scene.
Her name has not been released, and it's unclear if she lived in the building.
The brand new building has apartments for rent starting around $3,000. Neighbors told CBS New York there's never any security at the front desk.
"The police are always in this building, I don't know what's going on," resident Juan Muneton said. "When I saw that cops were taking out the body yesterday, I was shocked. I called all of my family, and I called everyone, because I was afraid and scared."
"It kind of spooked me out, because I don't even know what's going on and it's just me here with my son," said resident Temi Cruz. "It's really scary."
The medical examiner's office will now determine the woman's cause of death.
Anyone with any information about the case is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
