A woman accused of slashing the corpse of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend at a US funeral home last month is now accused of removing body parts of the deceased woman.
Prosecutors have added a fourth charge against 26-year-old Shaynna Sims, accusing her of removing both breasts and a toe of the deceased woman during a viewing at a funeral home in Tulsa.
If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison.
Sims was arrested at the dead woman's apartment after she attended the viewing on April 30.
Police say Sims also stole the dead woman's shoes and was carrying a knife with the woman's hair attached to it.
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Witnesses told officers they saw Sims reach into the casket during the viewing.
The dead woman's face was found slashed from her hairline to the tip of her nose, her makeup was smeared and her hair was on the floor, police said.
The additional mutilation of the woman's body was discovered as it was being prepared for cremation.
"We don't have anything that she has openly said to anyone as to why she did it," Tulsa Sergeant Shane Tuell said on Friday.
"At this point, we don't know what her motivation was."
Prosecutors say they plan to ask a judge on Monday that her bond be increased in light of the new charge, unlawful removal of body part from deceased.
