Authorities in Pennsylvania have officially charged a man with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body on Saturday. The announcement came on Wednesday, just days after the suspect’s initial arrest for kidnapping.

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has now leveled several charges against 21-year-old Keon King, as reported by WCAU. In addition to murder, King faces accusations of robbery, theft, violating the Uniform Firearms Act, possession of an instrument of crime, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice.

The Philadelphia medical examiner has ruled the death of Kada Scott a homicide. While the specific cause of her death has not yet been disclosed, the Philadelphia Department of Health is expected to provide further details on Thursday.

Scott’s remains were uncovered on Saturday in a shallow grave behind an abandoned school near the Awbury Arboretum in the Germantown area. The grim discovery was made in a wooded section of the property.

John Stanford of the Philadelphia Police Department revealed that a tip received on Saturday led officers to the location of Scott’s remains. He noted that the condition of the remains suggested they had been there for a week or less.

On Saturday, Scott’s body was discovered behind an abandoned school near the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown. Her body was located in a wooded area in a shallow grave.

Philadelphia Police Department John Stanford said a tip they received on Saturday led them to where the remains were located. The remains appear to be a week old or less, he also said.

Stanford said they had searched the school earlier this week, but the woods made the search difficult.

Last Wednesday, police arrested King  in connection with Scott’s disappearance. Philadelphia police believe King was the last person with Scott, 23, before she vanished on October 4.

On October 4, Scott left early from her overnight shift at a nursing home. Cell phone data allegedly indicated that King was traveling with Scott’s phone that night before it was turned off. Scott’s car was found in the nursing home’s parking lot.

Philadelphia Police Captain John Craig said Scott has no history of disappearing, but she told her family about someone harassing her over the phone shortly before she vanished.

Police said they are investigating the possibility of a second suspect who was allegedly seen helping King carry a large object near where Scott’s body was found.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that King was charged twice in the past year for assaulting an ex-girlfriend. While he was accused of kidnapping the woman and choking her in a vehicle, prosecutors dropped both cases after she did not appear in court.

King remains jailed on $2.5 million bail. It is unclear whether his bail will be updated in light of the latest murder charge.

[Feature Photo: Philadelphia police]