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A Michigan man accused of hiding pieces of a missing woman’s body in his apartment was charged with murder, according to officials.

Jared James Chance, 29, was charged Wednesday in the death of his 31-year-old friend Ashley Young, whose mutilated body was discovered in his Grand Rapids home, news station WZZM reported.

Young was last seen alive Nov. 29 with Chance at a local bar.

Three days later, Chance’s neighbor discovered her torso in the apartment building’s basement, the Holland Sentinel reported. Officials uncovered more body parts in the suspect’s second-floor apartment and DNA testing revealed they belonged to the missing woman.

He was initially charged with mutilation of a dead body.

Kent County prosecutors filed more charges Wednesday against Chance, including open murder and three counts of tampering with evidence.

Officials have not released a motive for the grisly killing.

The suspect’s parents, James and Barbara Chance, were also charged with accessory after the fact and lying to police.

Officials said Chance’s father, a retired police officer, took his son Dec. 1 to the Grand Rapids Police Department. The Chance family claims they were turned away by law enforcement, but the department officials deny their account.

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