Daughter charged in Batesville woman's death

The daughter of a Batesville woman found dead Wednesday has been charged with murder.

Jerrie Lyn Acklin, 40, on Friday was charged with first-degree murder in the death of her mother, Linda Stingley, of Batesville, according to a statement from the Independence County sheriff’s office. Stingley's body was found in a rural wooded area of Malvern on Wednesday.

Acklin is in the Independence County jail and her bond is set at $500,000.

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