A mum who allegedly had her head cut off by her own daughter was om remission from cancer. Odessa Carey is accused of the death of her mother, Odessa Carey Snr.
The 73-year-old's body was found on a bed at her home in Ashington, Northumberland, ChronicleLive reports. When found, Odessa Carey snr's head and neck were absent.
Jurors were told her daughter carried her mother's head around in a bag before hiding it in a cupboard under a sink at a friend's home.
The court also heard she pulled her mother's head from the bag and kissed it in front of a friend, jurors at Newcastle Crown Court heard.
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