An elderly woman was found dead at a home covered with trash and cats in Santa Ana on Tuesday night. Similar hoarding conditions were found at two other Santa Ana houses owned by the woman.
Authorities say officers were sent to a house in the 1400 block of S. Rosewood Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. The body, identified by family as 72-year-old Rita Corpin, was discovered by a gardener.
Police say she was found sitting in a chair in her front yard, surrounded by debris. "There was so much garbage and debris that she was in fact sleeping in her truck, not in the house," said Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. "When the officers got there, it took approximately three hours for them to remove the debris to get her body out of the front yard".
Approximately 30 cats were found on the property, as well as a couple dogs. At a second house, police discovered another 20 cats.
"She would come every day to feed the cats. She would never go in the house," said neighbor Manuel Arreguin. "And then she would leave, I believe to her next house to feed the next set of cats."
Many neighbors say they complained to the city over the years because of what residents described as hoarder conditions.
"When I would call them, they would come out because they have to follow up on a complaint ... but nothing would be done," Arreguin said.
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