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New Jersey woman accused of killing her mother by bludgeoning her to death

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A New Jersey woman is facing charges over allegations she bludgeoned her mother to death, according to officials.

Breanna Beacham, 32, was charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday.

Police in Willingboro were called shortly before 4 p.m. Monday to a home on Hopewell Lane in the Hawthorne Park neighborhood for a report of an assault in progress.

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Breanna Beacham, 32, was booked into the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly pending a detention hearing. (Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office)

When they arrived at the home, police discovered the body of the suspect’s mother, 57-year-old Kim Beacham-Hanson, who is a singer-songwriter.

Beacham was temporarily staying at the home with her mother.

She was taken into custody at the home on Monday evening and was booked into the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly pending a detention hearing.

Breanna Beacham was temporarily staying at the home with her mother. (iStock)

A preliminary investigation determined that Beacham-Hanson had been bludgeoned to death.

The Burlington County Medical Examiner determined after conducting an autopsy that the death was a homicide caused by multiple blunt injuries.

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A preliminary investigation determined that Kim Beacham-Hanson had been bludgeoned to death. (iStock)

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