(CNN)Detroit's mother was charged with murder after the body of her 3-year-old son was found. rice field. Friday's freezer, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
Her child's mother, Azradi France, 31, was also charged by Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy for a single child abuse, torture, and concealment of death. ..
France was charged on Sunday and she pleaded not guilty, the public prosecutor's office told CNN. Detroit police chief James White said at apress conference on Friday that the child's body was found early on Friday after police officers responded to their homes to perform a medical examination. According to Mr White, police officers found the child's body disassembled in the freezer.
Investigators said at this time it was unknown how long the child's body stayed in the freezer, when and how it died. According to police, the coroner's office ruled that the boy's death was a murder.
"The facts alleged in this case surprised even those who were terribly exhausted," Worthy said in a statement.
The other five children who lived in the house were checked in the hospital and placed in custody of a child protection service, police said.
France remains in detention, and her next hearing is scheduled for July 8, the prosecution said.
