Detroit mother accused of murdering son, burying him in yard to undergo competency evaluation
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article DETROIT (FOX 2) – A Detroit mother accused of murdering her son and burying him in a shallow grave before leaving the state will undergo a competency evaluation.
BrandeeKatricePierce,41,waschargedlastmonthwithfirst-degreemurder,first-degreechildabuse,felonymurder,tamperingwithevidence,andconcealingthedeathofanindividualafterthebodyof9-year-oldZemarKingIIIwasfoundinJanuary.
41-year-oldBrandeePiercewillstayinjailwithherbonddenied,intheatrociousmurderofherson,9-year-oldZamarKing.
Thebackstory:
AccordingtoWayneCountyProsecutorKymWorthy,PierceallegedlymurderedKingandthenboughtashovel,dugaholebehindthegarageofherrentalhomeonWoodingham,andburiedhisbodyinOctober2024.King’shandsandfeetwerebound,Worthysaid.Anautopsyshowedthatthechilddiedfromneckcompressionandbeingsmothered.
PiercethenallegedlyfledtoGeorgiawithherotherson,whois3.
King’sbodywasdiscoveredonJan.6whencrewsworkingattherentalhomenoticedafootstickingou
