A Detroit woman has been charged with the death of her 9-year-old son, whose remains were discovered a month ago.

Brandee Katrice Pierce, 41, is now charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse, felony murder, tampering with evidence, and concealing the death of an individual for allegedly killing 9-year-old Zemar King III.

The mother of a 9-year-old boy is facing murder charges after prosecutors said the child was smothered to death, bound, and buried in a shallow grave behind a house in Detroit.