The body of a 39-year-old woman authorities said died from injuries caused by a sharp instrument was found in a Pennsylvania dumpster over the weekend.
Lucrecia Jadan Sumba was pronounced dead late Saturday afternoon after her remains were recovered from a trash receptacle near a bank in the small town of Coopersburg, according to Lehigh Valley Live.
Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan reportedly said no crime had been committed in Lehigh County, but stated that law enforcement in another state apprehended a person of interest. NJ.com said Sumba’s death is being investigated as a homicide.
A fundraising page set up to help the victim’s family describes her as a married mother of four who came to the U.S. from Ecuador in 2021. Colleagues at the nail salon where she worked became concerned when Sumba didn’t show up for work Thursday after having off the previous day.
The victim was said to have come to the United States “looking for a better future for her family” and was working toward her GED.
Coopersburg is located just south of Allentown near Pennsylvania’s border with New Jersey. It’s home to roughly 2,500 people.
