Mom Priyanka Tiwari is charged with murder after her 10-year-old son’s decomposing body was found in their NC home after ‘he’d been starved to death’

A North Carolina mother has been charged with murder after the decomposing body of her 10-year-old son was found in their home, where police say the child had starved to death.

A 911 call led police to her Priyanka Tiwari, 33, home in Morrisville on Wednesday around 5:35 p.m.

When officers entered the property on Craigmeade Drive, they were confronted with a horrific scene. Tiwari's young son was unresponsive, could not be resuscitated and his body began to decompose.

Investigators found almost no food in the home and police said the boy had lost a tremendous amount of weight in the month leading up to his death.

“Without the autopsy, we don't know how the child died,” Morrisville Police Chief Pete Acosta told WRAL.

Tiwari, 33, is accused of starving her son. A 911 call led police to her home in Morrisville on Wednesday around 5:35 p.m

When officers entered Tiwari's property on Craigmeade Drive, they were confronted with a gruesome scene

The mother is accused of “willfully” killing her son with “malice” and “premeditation,” according to an arrest warrant seen by WRAL.

She was arrested Thursday morning and charged with murder and negligent child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.

Acosta said relatives from India had been calling the home continuously for months to check on the unnamed boy, and that officers had been called at least eight times in 2023 alone.

Residents in the area said they were shocked and shocked by the discovery of the boy's body.

“It's very alarming for the community [because] everyone is nice and friendly,” Sue Nagavalli told WRAL.

Tiwari's husband contacted police in March and asked them to watch the house while he went to pick up some personal items. WNCN.

Tiwari (pictured) was arrested on Thursday morning and charged with murder and negligent child abuse occasioning serious bodily harm.

Investigators found almost no food in the house (pictured) and police said the boy had lost a lot of weight in the month leading up to his death.

“He left, left the house, and so we followed him there,” Acosta told the broadcaster. “He went to get several bags and left without any problems.”

Acosta added that Tiwari's husband later obtained a domestic violence protection order against her.

At the time, the boy “appeared to be at a very healthy weight.”

Tiwari is being held in custody without bail until her next court appearance on January 11.