Human remains assumed to be those of an Asian woman were found near one of America’s most popular outlet malls, U.S. media reported.
The reports said two mall workers found a human skeleton in an area near the Woodbury Commons Outlet Mall nearly two weeks ago.
The local police said it was likely that the body is of an Asian woman in her 50s, considering the height and the jewelry and glasses that were discovered at the site.
They also found seven tablets of Korean-brand painkiller Saridon and a shopping bag of a Korean cosmetics brand at the scene.
Police estimate that the remains had been there for two to five years as the body was seriously decomposed.
As it is possible that the body is of a Korean woman, the news is stirring up the Korean-American community. Separately, a Korean woman was found dead in a car trunk in Flushing, New York, on Tuesday.
koreaherald@heraldcorp.com
