UPDATE: Nov. 14 at 10:15 a.m.
A northern Kentucky man will spend more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to abuse of a corpse for living with his deceased wife's body for over a week.
Tyler Hern was sentenced to 15 months on Wednesday after admitting to the charges. Police say Hern waited seven to 10 days before calling 911 about his 37-year-old wife Laura's death.
According to investigators, Hern used his wife's phone to text family members in an attempt to hide her death during that time period.
Medical examiners found no signs of foul play in Laura Hern's death.
Original Story:
A Northern Kentucky man has been charged with abuse of a corpse after police responded to an unresponsive person at a home and found his wife's body, according to Highland Heights police.
A release from the police department says that officers were dispatched to a home in the 300 block of Grey Stable Lane on Monday, and when they arrived, they found the body of 37-year-old Laura Hern.
Laura's husband, Tyler Hern, was charged with abuse of a corpse and taken to the Campbell County Detention Center.
Police say that an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Laura's death is ongoing. The department says this was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.
Anyone with information regarding the case is encouraged to contact the Highlands Police Department at 859-441-8956.
