New Hampshire woman arrested after not reporting her mother's death for six months

 

A 54 year old New Hampshire woman was arrested on November 18th after failing to report her mother's death for six months. 

What are you supposed to do when a family member dies in your house? While the answer may not be immediately clear, it's definitely not a good option to avoid telling anyone. 

Kimberly Heller has been charged with a class B misdemeanor for "abuse of a corpse" and will be arraigned on January 6th. 

Sources: 

 • https://www.kktv.com/2021/12/05/woman-kept-mothers-corpse-house-months-police-say/ 

 • https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-hampshire-woman-mother-corpse-social-security 

 • https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/12/03/bedford-kimberly-heller-arrest-mother-death/ 

 • https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/nh-woman-arrested-after-mothers-body-discovered-home-nearly-6-months-after-death/DOZZHASJBJEQ3NJG5VC62JEQZM/ 

 • https://jgpr.net/2021/12/03/bedford-police-department-charges-woman-in-connection-with-mothers-death/ 

 • https://www.insider.com/woman-lived-with-dead-mother-corpse-collected-social-security-checks-2021-12 

 • https://news.yahoo.com/woman-lived-same-home-her-044357830.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMh4i2Ji2km1nbhOs0raOs7rtWh0C7Y0Jbwna4F4iBwGENYzgmodztPoEaU-6pKyY7RHTBHOhye6JG5lV_WBmx8S3fpqkT1-lTrQHw8v0qln_q7vo86hcQPGhfODfBBxbdfwZEMfqa_ELy3nWZTMbTKgKaT3OiFnjk9Ix-6D_n_Q  • https://www.consumerreports.org/family/what-to-do-when-a-loved-one-dies-a3615919379/