Naked woman found dead in Trash COMPACTOR in Manhattan apartment building – woman was in her 30s, police say
- The unidentified woman was found in a second-floor room where a trash compactor was located shortly before 10 a.m. Friday.
- The victim was found naked with no signs of trauma
- Police say it doesn’t appear anyone has tampered with the room, but everyone in the building has access to it.
A woman was found dead inside a trash compactor inside a residential building in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem.
The unidentified woman was found in a second-floor room where the compactor was located shortly before 10 a.m. Friday, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department (NYPD) told DailyMail.com.
The victim was found naked, the spokesperson said, it is not known if she was a resident of the building. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
It is also unclear who found the woman who was in her thirties.
She was found with no signs of trauma and police told DailyMail.com it did not appear anyone had tampered with the room, but everyone in the building has access to the room.
The NYPD said the investigation is ongoing.
The unidentified woman was found in a second-floor room where a trash compactor was located shortly before 10 a.m., a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Friday.
Police were seen taking photos from outside the building. The victim was found naked, the spokesperson said, it is not known if she was a resident of the building. She was pronounced dead at the scene
She was found with no signs of trauma and police told DailyMail.com it did not appear anyone had tampered with the room, but everyone in the building has access to the room.
The forensic team and medical examiner were seen at the scene
She was found inside the room with a compactor (stock image)
The woman’s cause of death will be determined by the city medical examiner’s office.
Crime is up 1.4% in the Big Apple. Criminal assaults and armed robberies are also up 8.3 and 16.5 percent, respectively.
The 126th Street building was built in 1980 and has 255 units. It currently has 347 open violations against it, including complaints of pests, mold and hot water, according to Who owns what in New York.
DaliyMail.com attempted to contact Manhattan North Management Company, which owns the building, for comment.
Earlier this month, in a nearby neighborhood of Harlem, a group of men were photographed doing drugs in the open near La Marqueta Market.
Photos and videos of the men lying on Park Avenue between E 115th Street and E 116th Street outside the small but popular market show them casually using needles to inject drugs into their arms and during the weekend.
Earlier this month, in a nearby neighborhood of Harlem, a group of men were photographed doing drugs in the open near La Marqueta Market
One of the men took his shoe off so he could inject his foot to get high in the small but popular market
The following day, seven other men were pictured at the same location taking drugs together
The men sit under the train tracks surrounded by bags containing their belongings and an overturned Citi bicycle, and pictures from the block the next day show even more men doing drugs at the site.
Although the area is primarily a shopping district, many families pass through the market as it borders the Cooke School Institute, which teaches special education students aged 5 to 21, as well as elementary schools PS 57 and PS 155 .
The market is also near the East Harlem office of the New York City Housing Authority and the East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center.
The scene comes despite New York City Mayor Eric Adam’s vow to crack down on homelessness and crime in the city, which is up nearly 40% from a year ago.
