Report: White Oak Teen Murder Charges Reduced in Baby Death
The case of a 14-year-old accused of suffocating his baby sister has moved to juvenile court, the Gazette reports.
The case of a 14-year-old White Oak boy accused of murdering his baby sister has moved to juvenile court, The Gazette reports. The teen was charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 8 death of his 7-month-old sister who died of asyphxia at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. A first-degree murder charge must be handled through the adult court system because it carries a life sentence, said Mary Siegfried, deputy district public defender in Maryland's District 6 court. She is representing the teen. The newspaper reports that charges were reduced to second-degree murder and the teen's case will be transferred to the juvenile court system. Police responded to the siblings' home, in the 11600 block of Lockwood Drive, at 6:30 a.m. after …
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Jennifer
1:09 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
I'm sorry but his mother should have known better then to leave her teenage son in charge on an infant baby. It is hard enough for adults to handle let alone a child. I think the Mother should face charges. more ›