A 20-year-old man in Indiana is accused of killing his own mother, allegedly beating her to death before stuffing her into a wooden box and setting the body aflame in a backyard "burn pit."

Nicholas Thomas Yates was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with one count of murder in connection with his mom's suspected slaying, authorities announced.

According to a news release from Indiana State Police, Yates on Sunday contacted the Vermillion County Sheriff's Office and reported his mother missing, claiming she had not returned home in several days and he had been unable to get in touch with her. Yates and his mother lived at a residence in the 300 block of Davis Street, which is about 80 miles west of Indianapolis.

The sheriff's office subsequently reached out to the state pol

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