A Chicago resident is accused of keeping her mother’s corpse in a freezer for almost two years while living in a nearby apartment.

Eva Bratcher, 69, appeared in court Thursday on charges of covering up the death of her 96-year-old mother and possessing a false name.

Police said Regina Michalski’s body was found this week in a garage freezer next to an apartment shared by two women. Investigators believe she died in March 2021. The cause will not be known until the body is thawed.

The allegations are “very disturbing,” Judge David Kelly said when he set Bratcher’s bail at $20,000.

Kelly turned down a defense attorney’s request for a bail reduction in order to get Bratcher out of jail.

She had previous convictions for forgery, and investigators said they were trying to determine if Bratcher collected her mother’s Social Security benefits, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Bratcher’s daughter, who lives in Kentucky, asked the police to check the house after losing contact with her grandmother.

“What can go wrong? Obviously everything,” said Sabrina Watson.

Source: Associated Press.