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May 14, 2019St. Joseph, MO |  By: AP

Three juveniles facing arson and abandoning a corpse charges

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 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.