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Human remains found Saturday have been confirmed to be 23-year-old Kada Scott, who had been missing since going to work on Oct. 4, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Monday.
“It has been confirmed that these are the human remains of Kada Scott, and that has been confirmed by DNA,” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said at a press conference when asked if the identity of the remains had been confirmed.
Krasner’s comments came during a press conference on Monday morning where his office announced new charges against Keon King, who was previously charged with kidnapping in Scott’s disappearance.
Officials in Philadelphia are searching for Kada Scott, a 23 year old woman who has been missing for nearly a week.
Philadelphia Police Department
King, 21, is now facing charges including arson causing catastrophe, conspiracy, unauthorized use of an automobile, tampering with evidence, recklessly endangering another person and receipt of stolen property, Krasner announced on Monday.
Krasner also said his office will proceed with filing homicide charges against King “when we can very precisely confirm everything we need for probable cause,”
“We will do so as quickly as we can, once we have confirmed what we need to establish probable cause for that particular charge,” he said.
ABC News has reached out to King’s attorney but requests for comment were not returned.
Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski said on Monday that the DA’s office has reason to believe other people were involved in Scott’s disappearance, but they do not know who those people are at this point.
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The new charges come after police told ABC News over the weekend that female human remains found Saturday morning in a shallow grave on the grounds of an abandoned school were “believed” to belong to Scott.
The remains were found in a deeply wooded area behind Ada H. Lewis Middle School, an abandoned school near Awbury Arboretum in Germantown around 10 a.m. on Saturday after police received a “very specific” anonymous tip overnight, First Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department John Stanford told reporters during a press conference on Saturday evening.
