Current:Home > Scams13-year-old Pennsylvania girl charged with her mom's murder after argument -Core Financial Strategies
13-year-old Pennsylvania girl charged with her mom's murder after argument
View
Date:2025-04-24 22:26:19
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! (71715)
Related
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Love Is Blind's Marissa George Debuts New Romance After Ramses Prashad Breakup
- Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Dallas doctor over providing hormone treatments to minors
- The Depths of Their Discontent: Young Americans Are Distraught Over Climate Change
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- Washington governor OKs massive new wind farm and urges swift turbine approvals
- Lifting the Veil on Tens of Billions in Oil Company Payments to Governments
- A New Nonprofit Aims to Empower Supporters of Local Renewable Energy Projects
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- 4 easy ways to find, enjoy scary stories this Halloween: Video
Ranking
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- How Johns Hopkins Scientists and Neighborhood Groups Model Climate Change in Baltimore
- Families can feed 10 people for $45: What to know about Lidl’s Thanksgiving dinner deal
- Do all Americans observe daylight saving time? Why some states and territories don't.
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Dak Prescott injury update: Cowboys QB shares outlook for next week vs. Eagles
- I went to the 'Today' show and Hoda Kotb's wellness weekend. It changed me.
- RFK Jr. says Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water. ‘It’s possible,’ Trump says
Recommendation
The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
Cecily Strong is expecting her first child: 'Very happily pregnant from IVF at 40'
Britain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area
Adding up the Public Health Costs of Using Coal to Make Steel
Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword, Save the Day (Freestyle)
When will Spotify Wrapped be released for 2024? Here's what to know
Voters Head to the Polls in a World Full of Plastic Pollution. What’s at Stake This Year?