Body found in trash bag at N.J. home

A landlord found the decomposed remains of a person inside a garbage bag at a home on Beatty Street in Trenton, the Mercer County Prosecutors Office said.

The circumstances of the death and the persons identity remain under investigation, authorities said. Investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy, the prosecutors office said Tuesday.

The landlord, who was cleaning the property, informed authorities about the body Friday, officials said.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating and can be reached at 609-989-6406 or via email at chtftips@mercercounty.org.

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