Man charged with concealing Ga. teacher's death

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — Police have charged a man with concealing the death of a Douglas County third-grade teacher.

Chief Deputy Stan Copeland of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department says the body of Katie Parvu was found in her Douglasville town home on Saturday after deputies received a tip.

Copeland says the 31-year-old woman had been dead for days and that she was the victim of a homicide.

Copeland says deputies arrested Ladell Batiste, who is being held without bond on a felony charge of concealing a death.

Parvu had been a teacher at Sweetwater Elementary in Lithia Springs for four years.

Authorities say they know how Parvu died, but will not release the information.