Update: Woman found dead in Newport Beach was new mom, faced prostitution charges

Update: Hoang’s attorney, David Nisson, said his client gave birth in January and was facing multiple charges of prostitution.

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Hoang was scheduled to be in court Friday in Van Nuys.

Hoang was facing a misdemeanor count of loitering to commit prostitution in Anaheim. She was due in court on that charge March 28 at the North Justice Center in Fullerton.

Nisson was representing Hoang in 10 cases, including six that were open and the others probation violations, he said.

Hoang was arrested Feb. 24 and was released Feb. 27 when she posted bond, according to jail records.

“She was very nice, very polite,” Nisson said.

Update:  A woman who found dead face-down on the beach Monday March 4 was identified today as a 20-year-old Bellflower resident.

Tina Hoang was found dead near lifeguard Tower 71, near Highland Street, about 6 a.m. Monday by two people out walking, according to Kathy Lowe of the Newport Beach Police Department.

Original story: Newport Beach police today called the death of a young woman found face-down on the beach Monday March 4 “suspicious.”

Police spokeswoman Kathy Lowe declined to name the woman, saying her family had yet to be notified of her death, or say what led police to classify the death as suspicious.

Read: Woman found dead on beach in Newport Beach.

The cause of death was being withheld pending the results of toxicology tests, she said.

Some people walking near Highland Street and lifeguard Tower 71 about 6 a.m. Monday reported the body.

Earlier, police said she was believed to be in her mid 20s and of Asian descent.

She was described as thin and about 5 feet 2 inches.

Anyone with more information as to how she died was asked to call Detective Garrett Fitzgerald at 949-644-3797. Anonymous tips can be left by calling 800-550-NBPD.