Woman faces more charges in hidden-corpse case
New Hanover County authorities said Wednesday that more charges will been filed against a woman accused of hiding her dead mother's body in her Wilmington home for months.
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Amy Blanche Stewart, 45, of 612 Cherry Laurel Court, faces two counts of obtaining property by false pretense, authorities said. She was arrested last month on a charge of concealing a dead body.
Authorities estimate Roth died in May. A preliminary autopsy hasn't determined a cause of death, but authorities said there was no evidence of foul play.
The latest charges come after investigators determined Stewart deposited $8,315 from her mother's Social Security and annuity retirement benefits into her account between July and December.
No other charges are expected in the case, authorities said.
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