Son in house where mother's body found uncooperative, Boardman cops say

BOARDMAN

The body of Jacqueline Bergman, 85, was in her Lemont Drive home for “better than a week,” said Dr. Joseph Ohr, Mahoning County deputy coroner and forensic pathologist.

Police are investigating the death of Bergman, who was found Tuesday afternoon over the two steps leading from her kitchen to her garage.

A neighbor called police after not seeing her for a while, being concerned for the woman’s welfare.

Bergman’s son, Philip Bergman, 45, wasn’t home when police arrived but later returned and was questioned.

Boardman police Detective Glenn Riddle said Philip Bergman didn’t want to answer questions at the scene and didn’t cooperate much with officials. Police charged him with abuse of a corpse and failure to report the death of his mother.

Riddle said from the police point of view, finding a person deceased in the home after a considerable amount of time, with another person living there, has to raise some concerns.

Read more about the case in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.