Current:Home > Stocks13-year-old Pennsylvania girl charged with her mom's murder after argument -Elevate Capital Network
13-year-old Pennsylvania girl charged with her mom's murder after argument
View
Date:2025-04-13 08:50:18
A 13-year-old girl accused of killing her mom following a dispute over a cell phone was arrested in Pennsylvania, police and local outlets reported.
The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department said officers responded to a call for an unresponsive woman at around 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Officers who arrived on the scene found a 44-year-old woman with apparent wounds to her torso and head. They also found another person with stab wounds and a 13-year-old, who was detained.
The child was charged as an adult and incarcerated. She faces criminal homicide and aggravated assault charges.
Police did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for additional information and the arrest warrant, however, several local outlets reported that the 13-year-old daughter in the case had fatally stabbed her mom following an argument.
'I'm the reason my mom is dead,' teen says
While in custody, the child told police: “I don’t have my phone because my mom took it before our fight,” and “I’m the reason my mom is dead,” WBRE/WYOU reported, citing an affidavit.
Police said the coroner’s office pronounced the mother dead at the scene and an autopsy is pending.
WNEP reported that an 11-year-old boy in the home was also found with stab wounds, but is expected to survive.
The teen told police that she threw the knife used to stab her mom towards a neighbor's home.
Investigators said they found padlocks on the kitchen cabinets and drawers in the home, the outlet reported.
A drawer used to store cutlery appeared to be missing and its padlock was found on the ground, local outlets reported.
veryGood! (61)
Related
- Beware of giant spiders: Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season
- What Caitlin Clark said after being taken No. 1 by Indiana Fever in 2024 WNBA draft
- NOAA Declares a Global Coral Bleaching Event in 2023
- Los Angeles Sparks WNBA draft picks 2024: Round-by-round selections
- Tony Hawk drops in on Paris skateboarding and pushes for more styles of sport in LA 2028
- US Reps. Green and Kustoff avoid Tennessee primaries after GOP removes opponents from ballot
- 3 children, 1 adult injured in drive-by shooting outside of Kentucky health department
- A 9-year-old boy’s dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance’s story online
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- Former Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic
Ranking
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- Horoscopes Today, April 15, 2024
- Feds say Nebraska man defrauded cloud service providers over $3.5 million to mine crypto
- Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are charged with COVID fraud
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- Why is tax day on April 15? Here's what to know about the history of the day
- Ex-youth center worker testifies that top bosses would never take kids’ word over staff
- Wealth Forge Institute's Token Revolution: Issuing WFI Tokens to Raise Funds and Deeply Developing and Refining the 'AI Profit Pro' Intelligent Investment System
Recommendation
Boy who wandered away from his 5th birthday party found dead in canal, police say
The Ultimatum’s Ryann Taylor Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With James Morris
A 9-year-old boy’s dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance’s story online
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid joins exclusive group with 100-assist season
Olympic men's basketball bracket: Results of the 5x5 tournament
Officer's silent walks with student inspires Massachusetts community
Tennessee judge set to decide whether a Nashville school shooters’ journals are public records
Olivia Culpo Reveals All the Cosmetic Procedures She's Done on Her Face