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Daughter charged with dismembering parents placed on leave at Catholic school

Montgomery County woman charged with dismembering parents placed on leave at Catholic school
Montgomery County woman charged with dismembering parents placed on leave at Catholic school 01:48

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says Verity Beck, the Montgomery County woman who has been charged with murdering her parents, was a teacher at Saint Katherine School of Special Education in Wynnewood.

Beck had not been present in the school since Christmas break, the archdiocese says.

The archdiocese issued a statement saying, in part, "We are horrified and shocked by the matter. She has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal process."

The 43-year-old has been arrested and charged for allegedly killing her parents inside their Abington Township home.

Investigators say the victims were shot in the head and a chainsaw was used on the remains.

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