An Armstrong County woman has been charged with criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse after police found three dead infants in her former residence.

Jessica Mauthe, 39, of Ford City, is currently being held in Armstrong County Prison without bail.

According to the affidavit, state police were called to a vacant Cadogan Township home on Saturday, Sept. 13, to assist the South Buffalo Police Department with their investigation into a possible dead infant. Mauthe had been evicted from the home in August, police said.

According to police, the property’s owner was cleaning the residence when he discovered a trash bag with a foul odor. After discovering something decomposing inside, the owner contacted police.

South Buffalo Police and the Armstrong County Coroner’s Office responded and con

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