An Arkansas woman has been busted in abuse of a corpse charge after officers discovered the deceased body of her 12-year-old son inside their Dermott home.
Betty Adams, 39, was arrested shortly after Dermott Police showed up at her home at around 5:00 a.m. Monday.
The child’s death left neighbors in disbelief with many claiming they knew Adams but were unaware she had a son named Justin.
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“I don’t know what happened, really,” one said. “I just hate that the baby passed.”
“Justin…I just hate that for him. If anything was wrong or he was sick, she could have called someone.”
It remains how long the body remained at Adams’ residence before the discovery. Cause and time of death are being determined by the Arkansas State Crime Lab.
