Keon King, the man suspected of kidnapping and killing 23-year-old Kada Scott earlier this month, was charged with murder Wednesday after the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office released its report that Scott's death was a homicide.

King, 21, already is charged with arson, kidnapping and other offenses connected to the investigation into Scott's disappearance on Oct. 4. After a two-week search, Scott's remains were found Saturday in a shallow grave nearby the vacant Ada Lewis Middle School in East Germantown, police said.

The medical examiner's office has not released details about the cause of Scott's death.

The new charges filed by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's office include homicide, robbery, theft, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and firearms viola

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