A woman charged with murdering her mother reportedly called police and said the body was lying outside her home

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WJLA) – According to police on Nov. 5, a Maryland woman allegedly admitted to police that she killed her mother and dumped her body on the edge of a nearby field.

Tiffany Zhang, 29, claimed she dumped 63-year-old Guichun Hu’s body in a grassy area near her home after killing her on Nov. 3, according to Montgomery County police.

Hu’s body was found in the meadow, but police are still working to determine the official cause and manner of death. A motive was also not revealed. Zhang was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder.