11-year-old faces life sentence for murder in USPosted: 25 March 2009 1552 hrs
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WASHINGTON: An 11-year-old boy could be tried
as an adult in a US court and face a mandatory life sentence if
found guilty of killing his father's pregnant fiancée, local media reported.
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A judge in Lawrence County, western Pennsylvania
ruled that the child, Jordan Brown, would not be tried as a minor, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
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Lawyers for the boy said they would file a motion
to have the case moved to juvenile court, after obtaining
more forensic evidence.
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The paper reported that Brown sat silently
with his hands and feet shackled during his preliminary hearing,
before being returned to a juvenile detention centre
where his attorney said he was "thriving".
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He is accused of last month shooting
Kenzie Houk, 26, in the back of the head while she slept,
killing her and her unborn child who died of oxygen deprivation.
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He faces two charges of criminal homicide.
Houk was nine months pregnant and had two daughters,
age seven and four, who lived in the house with her,
her fiancé Chris Brown and his son, Jordan.
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The boy allegedly covered a shotgun with a blanket
and shot Houk in head while she was asleep, before
running out of the house to catch the school bus.
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Relatives said the boy was jealous of Houk and her children.
He is scheduled for an arraignment on May 1.
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omg,life sentence at 11 year old...
how did he get the gun anyway 0.0
