Mother of ‘mummified daughter’ appears in court

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  The woman accused of staying inside a hotel room with the remains of her deceased daughter was in court on Monday morning.

Kimberly Moore is charged with abuse of a corpse and failure to report the discovery of a dead body. If she is found guilty on the two charges, she could spend just under seven years in jail.

“Abuse of a corpse – you have a class A misdemeanor with failure to report, with the Class C – you’re facing a minimum of one year in prison and a maximum of six,” said Judge Sheila Bruce-Renfroe.

If convicted, she could face an additional 11 months and 29 days for the misdemeanor charge…

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