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A Maryland woman allegedly murdered her mother, dismembered her remains, and attempted to set the body on fire in the back of their house, per PEOPLE.
46-year-old Candace Craig is on trial for the murder of her mother, 71-year-old Margaret Craig, after her remains were found by police in trash bags in the basement of their Hyattsville home in May 2023.
Candace's 21-year-old daughter, Salia Hardy, who pleaded guilty to accessory, testified that the killing unfolded after her grandmother accused her mom of stealing money from her bank account. On the day of the killing, Hardy said she heard a scream inside the home, and her mother told her to stay away from her grandmother's bedroom.
Candace also allegedly told her daughter to "look out for her sisters" if she were to go to jail, Salia testified.
The next day, Salia said she found her grandmother's body in a bin with a trash bag over her head and blood on the carpet of her room. Salia testified that her mother told her they needed to dispose of the body by burning it, using acid, or chopping it up.
The 21-year-old said her mother attempted to the burn the body in the back of their house but was stopped by neighbors who noticed the fire. Candace and Salia brought the body back inside the next day after they "had time to cool off."
Candace later bought a chainsaw from Amazon and cut up her mother's body in the basement.
Officers were called to the home in June 2023 after a neighbor reported the grandmother missing. Officers found the body and investigators later discovered the chainsaw with human remains on it.
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