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HOUSTON – A woman charged with capital murder in connection with the death of her own sister is accused of enlisting her 13-year-old son to help move the body, court documents show.
Carmen White, 38, is accused of shooting her sister, Cynthia Cervantes, multiple times and then dumping the body at the end of a dirt road in the 3500 block of Cherry Street in Houston and setting it on fire.
Cervantes’ body, documents show, was found on April 1. Authorities said in documents that they believe she was shot several times -- including once in the back of the neck which severed her spinal cord -- before she was set on fire. Authorities said the killing happened on March 31.
Records show that White’s 13-year-old son said his mother called him away from playing with his 12-year-old brother at the park and asked him to help her. She led him to a dumpster area and told him to move a bagged “unknown” item into her vehicle. Documents said he “reached down and lifted what felt like human legs so he dropped the legs back to the ground.” Documents say White became upset and demanded that he pick up the body and move it to her vehicle. He again resisted but his mother became “extremely aggressive” and feared what she may do to him so he gave in out of fear for his safety. He then went back to his apartment and went to sleep.
13-year-old forced to move body of mother’s sister, docs say; Mom charged with capital murder
