Prosecutors charged a Detroit mother with murder on Wednesday, months after she allegedly killed her 9-year-old son and buried his body in the backyard.
The remains of Zemar King were discovered in a shallow grave on Jan. 6 by the landlord as he prepared the home for new tenants.
Investigators believe Zemar’s 41-year-old mother smothered him to death on Oct. 24, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.
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Two weeks later, the mother left for Georgia with her 3-year-old son.
On Jan. 10, authorities in Cobb County, Georgia arrested the mother in an unrelated case.
“I have been a prosecutor for a long time, and I often say that I have seen it all. The horrors of this child abuse case defy that,” Worthy added.
