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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (ENQUIRER) - A Northern Kentucky man has admitted to living at home with his wife’s body for several days without calling 911 and messaging her family to cover up the woman’s death, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Tyler Hern, 42, pleaded guilty on Oct. 1 to abuse of a corpse in Campbell County Circuit Court. As part of his plea agreement, prosecutors are recommending that Hern serve 15 months in prison.

Hern waited to contact authorities after the death of his wife, 37-year-old Laura Hern, and lived in the home with her body for roughly a week, according to investigators.

Campbell County Commonwealth’s Attorney Michae

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