SEBASTIAN, Fla. -- Police arrested a Sebastian, Fla., woman after discovering the mummified remains of her 96-year-old mother inside her home.Authorities charged Penelope Jordan, 61, with fraud and grand theft, West Palm Beach television station WPBF reported.
Sebastian police received a search warrant to enter the home on Wimbrow Drive shortly before 5 p.m. Monday.
Code enforcement officers removed eight cats from the home during the weekend and notified police about possible human remains inside.
"There's excessive debris in the residence and it's very difficult to make your way around inside this house," Officer Steve Marcinik said. "While moving around in there, they observed something that was somewhat suspicious and upon that they notified law enforcement."
Neighbors had also been complaining of a foul smell coming from the home.
Michael Pearce said he's complained to the city about feral cats running loose on the property and a foul smell "for at least a decade, if not 12 years" since he has lived there.
Police said Timmie Jordan, 96, had been dead for years. Her mummified body was found in her bed.
Investigators said she still had on her nightgown and her skin had fused to the mattress.
Police said Penelope Jordan, her live-in daughter, admitted to cashing her mother's Social Security checks for at least six years. more
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