Daughter accused of killing mom after she was found dead inside home, deputies say

Danya Dewey is charged with first-degree murder after the homicide of her mother, Lori Pallinger. (Source: WHNS)
Published: Aug. 24, 2024 at 9:29 PM EDT
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - A woman in North Carolina is accused of killing her mother after she was found dead inside a home, according to authorities.

Deputies were called to an address on Clarks Crossing Way for a welfare check and found 63-year-old Lori Pallinger deceased, WHNS reported.

An investigation led deputies to charge Pallinger’s daughter, Danya Kathryn Dewey, with first-degree murder.

Deputies have not released Pallinger’s cause of death or what led up to the homicide.

This investigation is ongoing.