BREATHITT, Ky. (WKYT) - The search for a missing Breathitt County child has come to a tragic end.

Trooper Matt Gayheart with Kentucky State Police confirmed to WKYT that the body of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer was recovered in a shallow grave in a wooded area off Canoe Road shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

KSP says that earlier on Tuesday, they received new information related to the disappearance of Jaden Spicer. As a result, investigators identified a new search area along Canoe Road, and his remains were recovered shortly after.

Troopers confirmed at a press conference that Jayden Spicer’s mom, Felicia Gross, was charged with manslaughter, abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting.

Gross was lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail.

KSP confirmed that the body

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