The woman accused of murdering her mother reportedly called the police because the body was outside her home

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

Tiffany Zhang, 29, claimed she placed the body of 63-year-old Guichun Hu in a lawn near her home after killing her on Nov. 3, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.

Hu’s body was found in the lawn, but police are still working to determine the official cause and manner of death. No motive was also revealed. Zhang was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder.