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HUMBOLDT, Tenn. (WMC) - An 8-year-old girl was murdered by her older cousin on Monday in Humboldt, Tennessee, according to Frederick Agee, District Attorney General for Tennessee Judicial District 28.
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“The video shows the 12-year-old with her full body weight taking bedding, it appears the 8-year-old is asleep, and she takes the bedding and covers the 8-year-old’s face,” Agee said, adding that the video also shows the younger girl struggling to survive the attack.
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DA Agee said the 12-year-old, who turns 13 soon, will appear in court in Trenton on Friday afternoon. He intends to ask the judge to transfer her to adult court.
“I consider this to be one of the most disturbing violent acts committed by either an adult or juvenile that my office has prosecuted,” DA Agee wrote in a release. “Due to the horrendous nature of this crime and under Tennessee law, the Juvenile Court loses jurisdiction after a juvenile turns 19, and therefore, the juvenile would be free from any further detention, supervision, or court-ordered mental health treatment.”
“Our Office is petitioning Juvenile Judge Mark Johnson to transfer the delinquent child to Circuit Court to be tried as an adult, which allows for a lengthier sentence, whether that will be through incarceration or supervision with court-ordered conditions.”
12-year-old TN girl charged with murder, accused of suffocating sleeping 8-year-old cousin
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“The video shows the 12-year-old with her full body weight taking bedding, it appears the 8-year-old is asleep, and she takes the bedding and covers the 8-year-old’s face,” Agee said, adding that the video also shows the younger girl struggling to survive the attack.
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DA Agee said the 12-year-old, who turns 13 soon, will appear in court in Trenton on Friday afternoon. He intends to ask the judge to transfer her to adult court.
“I consider this to be one of the most disturbing violent acts committed by either an adult or juvenile that my office has prosecuted,” DA Agee wrote in a release. “Due to the horrendous nature of this crime and under Tennessee law, the Juvenile Court loses jurisdiction after a juvenile turns 19, and therefore, the juvenile would be free from any further detention, supervision, or court-ordered mental health treatment.”
“Our Office is petitioning Juvenile Judge Mark Johnson to transfer the delinquent child to Circuit Court to be tried as an adult, which allows for a lengthier sentence, whether that will be through incarceration or supervision with court-ordered conditions.”
12-year-old TN girl charged with murder, accused of suffocating sleeping 8-year-old cousin