LOUISVILLE, KY. (THECOUNT) — Officials have identified 52-year-old, Tunja Cleves, as the Kentucky woman found in a dumpster in the Taylor Berry neighborhood on July 27.
Cleaves’ boyfriend, George Edward Stokes, 59, was arrested in connection to her death on Saturday. He’s been charged with tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
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The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said Tunja Cleves, 52, was discovered by sanitation workers as they dumped a trash bin into the garbage truck on Phyllis Avenue at 7th Street. Cleaves is also known as Barbara Hayes. source
Officials listed Cleaves’ address as the same residence where her body was found.
Stokes told police he found Cleaves unresponsive when he got back to his apartment. He then admitted to putting her in the garbage bin and taking it to the curb for pick up.
Cleaves’ official cause of death is pending.
Anyone with information on the death are asked to contact police at 911.