A woman has been arrested after a dead body was found wrapped in a bedsheet in the back of her car following a crash.
The police said the victim died of violent injuries, not sustained in the road accident.
The driver of the car, Margot Lewis, 32, faces a single count of interfering with a dead body or death scene.
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However, she is not currently suspected of killing Liara Tsai, 35, whose body was discovered in the back of the Chevrolet Sonic after the crash.
The police responded to the single-vehicle crash in Minnesota, US, on 22 June.
Officers found Lewis at the accident scene with several witnesses.
Bystanders told the police they believed there was a victim still in the car, and they then came across Tsai’s dead body.
The corpse was in the back seat wrapped in a blood-stained bedsheet along with a blanket, futon mattress, and a plastic cover.
The police said: “In checking to see if anyone else was in the vehicle, a deceased individual, a 35-year-old female, was located in the back seat.
“The condition of the deceased was suspicious and it was immediately apparent the death was not a result of the motor vehicle accident.”
Tsai was later identified as the owner of the car.
The police searched Tsai’s home and found a scene indicating a violent struggle.
The authorities reported finding a large wound near the right side of the victim’s neck.
Lewis, who comes from North Liberty in Iowa, was placed under arrest for interfering with a dead body.
The police report stated she “did not respond audibly to detention staff or investigators”.
The authorities have yet to provide any details on her relationship with Tsai.
Lewis appeared at Olmsted County District Court in Rochester, Minnesota, on 25 June.
The judge set bail at £79 million ($1m) as reported by Need To Know.
The defendant is due back in court on 5 July.
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