BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — A mummified body was found Saturday morning inside an Arizona home after police responded to a suspected burglary reported by neighbors.

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According to officials with the Bullhead City Police Department, officers were called to a home near Seventh Street and Palm Avenue at around 3:30 a.m. local time. Neighbors told responding officers that the home’s owner had not been seen in a year, and they suspected that she moved away, KSAZ-TV reported.

Once inside the home, however, officers discovered a woman’s body inside a bathtub in a “mummified” condition, the TV station reported.

It remains unknown how long the woman’s body had been inside the house, but foul play is not suspected, The Arizona Republic reported.

Bullhead City police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt confirmed to the newspaper that the homeowner was a 60-year-old woman who had resided at the home for about eight years, according to the newspaper.

Fromelt also confirmed to the Republic that dental records will be used to make a positive identification on the body and that the medical examiner’s report has not yet been completed.

Meanwhile, Christine Walters, 65, is accused of burglarizing the home and taking purses, bags and clothing to sell online, KSAZ reported.

According to a police statement obtained by the TV station, detectives executing a search warrant on Walters’ residence and vehicle found more items believed to belong to the woman whose body was found, including her birth certificate, IRS paperwork, driver’s license and credit cards. Investigators also found drug paraphernalia and a “useable” amount of methamphetamine, prompting requests for additional charges against Walters for credit card theft, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Walters told police that she did not know there were human remains in the home while she was in it, Fromelt confirmed to the Republic.

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