The mother of missing nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been taken into custody after the child’s body was founds months after her disappearance, according to new reports.

Ashlee Buzzard, of Lompoc, California, was taken into custody following the results of a DNA test were returned, ABC News reported Tuesday.

Human remains were found in early December in Utah in an area that it was known the youngster had travelled with her mother. The results have now confirmed the remains to belong to Melodee.

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s County Office have yet to release further details. A press conference is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. PT Monday.

Melodee was first reported missing on October 14 when the Lompoc Unified School District reported her prolonged absence.

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