Mississippi grocery worker left for lunch but didn’t return. Her boss later found her dead.

Published 11:21 am Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Police in northeast Mississippi have charged a woman with murder after the body of another woman was found at home.

Baldwyn police wouldn’t immediately release details of the case, however, WTVA-TV identified the victim as Pamela Britt. The TV station reported Britt left her job at a grocery store for lunch, but never returned. Her boss found her after checking her house later.

A woman named Shawnie Vel Young was charged with capital murder.

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Neither a possible motive nor details about how the murder occurred have been released.