Boy, 9, charged with attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing sister, 5
When police questioned the boy's motives, his reasoning was that "he wanted to be able to go outside." The stabbing took place at the Berkeley Pointe Apartments in Ocala, Florida, about 80 miles north of Orlando.
According to Ocala Police, the mom had stepped outside to check the mail and retrieve some candy from a neighbor while her two children were inside, but when she returned - she saw her son repeatedly stabbing her daughter. She then picked up her daughter - who was still alert when police arrived - and called 911.
Authorities showed up at the apartment complex shortly after 4pm on Monday, but the suspect had run off and was later found hiding in a maintenance shed close by. When Detective Robert Brown interviewed the boy, he admitted to detectives that the "thought" of killing his younger sister had "entered his head two days earlier," according to the report. The suspect allegedly used a "large, black-handle kitchen knife" to stab his sister in the back of her neck as she was leaning over, Brown said.
"The juvenile suspect is in custody and juvenile victim has been air lifted to a nearby hospital."The condition of victim is not yet known, but she is expected to survive. The 9-year-old suspect was ordered a psychiatric evaluation at his first court appearance on Tuesday, FOX35Orlando reported. He will remain in secure juvenile detention and will appear in court on February 5.
If the young girl had succumbed to her injuries, her brother would be among the youngest killers in America.
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