Woman found dead in Philadelphia trash can identified

PHILADELPHIA -- Authorities say they have identified a woman whose body was found wrapped in plastic in a trash can in Northeast Philadelphia.

Police say the victim was identified as 36-year-old Kioma Diehl, but the cause of her death remains under investigation.

Woman's body found inside trash can in Frankford. Watch the report from Maggie Kent on Action News at 5 p.m. on May 29, 2019.

Authorities said earlier that a garbage company worker found her body wrapped in plastic and inside a plastic trash bag and placed in a trash container on Leiper Street early Wednesday morning.

Police say no arrests have been made and no motive has been determined. The case remains under investigation.

Body found in trash can in Frankford: as seen on Action News at Noon, May 29, 2019