Body found in southwestern Philadelphia, near the burning car, identified as a missing pregnant woman from Delaware County

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – Police identified a body found in a wooded area in southwestern Philadelphia late on Monday as a pregnant woman from Delaware County who disappeared last week.

Dianna Brice, 21, from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, was last seen on Tuesday, March 30.

Her family said Brice, the mother of a boy, was 14 weeks pregnant.

The identity of the body has been confirmed by the Upper Darby Police Department, which is conducting the investigation.

Action News was there Monday night as the police searched the place where the body was found in the 58th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard area.

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Brice’s mother, Betty Cellini, said her daughter has a life-threatening health problem and hasn’t taken the drug in a week.

Police said Brice was last seen in K Laundry with her boyfriend, Justin Smith, 23, around 1 pm last Tuesday on Church Lane in Yeadon, Delaware County.

His mother said that Brice and Smith started an argument.

“He said, ‘She doesn’t even want to talk to me.’ I said, ‘I don’t care, she’s pregnant with your child,’ “said Cellini.

About two hours later, police said Smith’s black 2018 Ford Fusion was found on fire in the 59th and Florence streets area of ​​Philadelphia.

The car was found about a kilometer from where police said the body was found in the forest.

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