Teen Charged With Decapitating Mother

Eric Scheiner | March 7, 2017

Franklin County ,North Carolina deputies have charged a teen with murder after his mother was decapitated Monday.

WTVD reports, 18-year-old Oliver Mauricio Funes Machada called 911 himself around 12:45 p.m. Monday and was still on the scene when deputies arrived.

After calling 911, the 18-year-old suspect walked out of the house holding his mother's head in one hand and what appeared to be a large knife in the other, according to authorities.

The teen is charged with first-degree murder.

Deputies said they found 35-year-old Yesenia Funez Beatriz Machado dead inside the home. Two young girls found in the home were unharmed. A fourth child was at school when the incident happened.

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