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Daily News Exclusive: Photo Of Son With Dismembered Mother's Head
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 1, 2013
Modified Mar 1, 2013
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Those reports that murder suspect Bashid McLean had posed for a photograph with his mother's decapitated head? The Daily News has confirmed them—with the photograph.
The News describes, "Smirking schizophrenic Bashid McLean, holding his decapitated mother’s head like a trophy, posed for this stomach-turning photo. The accused monster appears almost gleeful after the grisly death and dismemberment of Tanya Byrd, 52, whose body parts were stuffed into garbage bags and dumped in four South Bronx locations... The photo of the gruesome aftermath was discovered by police on McLean’s cell phone."
McLean, 23, has been charged with killing and then dismembering his mother's body (allegedly using a power saw), with the help of a friend. His lawyer says McLean hasn't been on medication in days. In court yesterday McLean proclaimed, "I didn’t do anything wrong!" He was denied bail.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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