Woman's body found inside Kensington house

KENSINGTON - January 11, 2011

A woman's body was found in an abandoned home in Philadelphia's Kensington section Tuesday afternoon.

Police tell Action News that the victim was found by the fire department and pronounced dead at the scene.

The building in which she was found is an abandoned home and known drug house along the 1900 block of East Sterner Street.

Police sources tell Action News that it was most likely an overdose, but the medical examiner has not confirmed that.

The woman is described as a white female in her late 20's.

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