ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - Officials say three juveniles are facing charges after a body was discovered in a St. Joseph home destroyed by fire.
The body was found in late April in a home that burned in a fire in February.
The St. Joseph News-Press reports the suspects are three males ages 10, 11 and 15. Juvenile officials say two of them are charged with felony arson and abandonment of a corpse, while the other is charged with abandonment of a corpse.
Linda Meyer, chief juvenile officer Buchanan County, said only the 15-year-old could potentially be charged as an adult but that decision hasn’t been made.
Officials have not released the age, sex or identity of the body, or information on a cause of death.
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Information from: St. Joseph News-Press/St. Joe, Missouri, http://www.newspressnow.com
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