Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Well Crap
I guess we have dual themes today. Not that I'm not able to multi-task or anything, but this day just seems to have a lot of news that worries me. It worries me about what is happening to our way of life, our society.
Where the hell are the parents in either of these cases? Don't try to blame violent movies, music or other crap on this either. I listened to and watched violent crap too, but you don't see me out there acting like it's ok to stab or shoot someone.
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Boy Stabs Sister Over Chicken Pot Pie
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A 12-year-old boy stabbed his sister in the arm in an argument over a chicken pot pie, authorities said.
The boy is charged as a juvenile with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and assault with a dangerous weapon, said Robert A. Holmes, senior assistant Isabella County prosecutor.
The alleged attack took place Monday evening at the siblings' home in Mount Pleasant.
"They were having a brother-sister argument," Officer Michael G. Covarrubias told The Saginaw News for a story Wednesday. "This is going to make them sound stupid, but they were arguing over a chicken pot pie."
When the 13-year-old girl refused to give up the microwavable pie, her brother drew a nine-inch folding knife and attacked, Covarrubias said.
"They were just arguing over the pot pie, and she said her brother became very upset and pulled out this knife and swung at her," he said. "It appeared she put her arm up to block it, and then she got stabbed."
Medics treated the girl at the scene for an inch-long forearm gash, Covarrubias said. The siblings' 35-year-old mother apparently broke up the fight and called police, he said. Authorities did not release the mother's or children's names.
The boy was ordered held in a youth home in neighboring Osceola County pending a Feb. 23 pretrial conference. He faces anywhere from probation to detention until he turns 19, Holmes said.
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Girl Accused of Killing Sister Over Burger
ST. LOUIS — A 12-year-old girl has been charged with murder under juvenile law for allegedly killing her 9-year-old sister, apparently in a dispute over a hamburger.
A Family Court judge will determine if the girl should be tried as an adult, but no date has been set for that proceeding, said Kathryn Herman, assistant administrator for the St. Louis Family Court. A detention hearing is set for Wednesday.
The older girl reported finding her sister lifeless on the floor of their home near downtown Dec. 22.
Medical Examiner Michael Graham said Tuesday that the 9-year-old girl had minor injuries to her neck, but an autopsy did not initially determine the cause of death.
On Feb. 1, a social worker told police the 12-year-old was in a hospital psychiatric unit, suffering visions and nightmares, and had told the staff she strangled her sister during a quarrel over a hamburger, police told the Post-Dispatch.
Graham said those statements and the injuries led him to determine the cause of death was strangulation. "No other condition reasonably explains her death," he said.
Police did not immediately respond to calls seeking additional details Tuesday.
Charges against the 12-year-old were filed Thursday, Herman said. She remained hospitalized but was expected to be moved to a juvenile center. If convicted as a juvenile, the maximum penalty would be confinement until her 21st birthday.
Where the hell are the parents in either of these cases? Don't try to blame violent movies, music or other crap on this either. I listened to and watched violent crap too, but you don't see me out there acting like it's ok to stab or shoot someone.
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Boy Stabs Sister Over Chicken Pot Pie
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A 12-year-old boy stabbed his sister in the arm in an argument over a chicken pot pie, authorities said.
The boy is charged as a juvenile with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and assault with a dangerous weapon, said Robert A. Holmes, senior assistant Isabella County prosecutor.
The alleged attack took place Monday evening at the siblings' home in Mount Pleasant.
"They were having a brother-sister argument," Officer Michael G. Covarrubias told The Saginaw News for a story Wednesday. "This is going to make them sound stupid, but they were arguing over a chicken pot pie."
When the 13-year-old girl refused to give up the microwavable pie, her brother drew a nine-inch folding knife and attacked, Covarrubias said.
"They were just arguing over the pot pie, and she said her brother became very upset and pulled out this knife and swung at her," he said. "It appeared she put her arm up to block it, and then she got stabbed."
Medics treated the girl at the scene for an inch-long forearm gash, Covarrubias said. The siblings' 35-year-old mother apparently broke up the fight and called police, he said. Authorities did not release the mother's or children's names.
The boy was ordered held in a youth home in neighboring Osceola County pending a Feb. 23 pretrial conference. He faces anywhere from probation to detention until he turns 19, Holmes said.
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Girl Accused of Killing Sister Over Burger
ST. LOUIS — A 12-year-old girl has been charged with murder under juvenile law for allegedly killing her 9-year-old sister, apparently in a dispute over a hamburger.
A Family Court judge will determine if the girl should be tried as an adult, but no date has been set for that proceeding, said Kathryn Herman, assistant administrator for the St. Louis Family Court. A detention hearing is set for Wednesday.
The older girl reported finding her sister lifeless on the floor of their home near downtown Dec. 22.
Medical Examiner Michael Graham said Tuesday that the 9-year-old girl had minor injuries to her neck, but an autopsy did not initially determine the cause of death.
On Feb. 1, a social worker told police the 12-year-old was in a hospital psychiatric unit, suffering visions and nightmares, and had told the staff she strangled her sister during a quarrel over a hamburger, police told the Post-Dispatch.
Graham said those statements and the injuries led him to determine the cause of death was strangulation. "No other condition reasonably explains her death," he said.
Police did not immediately respond to calls seeking additional details Tuesday.
Charges against the 12-year-old were filed Thursday, Herman said. She remained hospitalized but was expected to be moved to a juvenile center. If convicted as a juvenile, the maximum penalty would be confinement until her 21st birthday.
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