Police have identified human remains that were found behind an abandoned school on Saturday as belonging to a Philadelphia woman who has been missing for weeks.

Authorities have been searching for Kada Scott, 23, since she disappeared on the night of Oct. 3.

Her remains were discovered in a shallow grave in a wooded area behind Ada H. Lewis Middle School. Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department John Stanford told NBC10 that they appeared to be about a week old.

Her body was identified using DNA evidence, news reports said. A cause of death has not yet been determined.

Police had been searching the area since Friday after getting an anonymous tip. They had earlier found Scott’s debit card and phone case behind the school.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, th

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