Alberta boy, 12, charged with attempted murder in stabbing of younger brother
The 12-year-old faces charges including aggravated assault after stabbing his 7-year-old brother, who remains in stable condition in hospital, police said.
- Yesterday, Lethbridge police charged a 12-year-old boy with attempted murder after his seven-year-old brother was repeatedly stabbed in their southern Alberta home.
- Back on August 27th at 4:30 P.M., police were called to a northside townhouse after a father arrived home, found his son in medical distress, and immediately called 911; the two boys were home alone.
- Police say the older child falsely claimed an intruder attacked, but investigators allege the 12-year-old repeatedly stabbed his brother and believed he had killed him.
- The seven-year-old victim was taken to hospital with critical injuries and airlifted to a hospital in Edmonton, where he remains in stable condition after the transfer.
- The accused is in custody awaiting a Judicial Interim Release hearing and faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault, remaining unnamed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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A 12-year-old child was charged on Friday with trying to stab his younger brother to death in their home in Alberta.
·Montreal, Canada
Read Full ArticleAlberta Police Charge 12-Year-Old With Attempted Murder After Sibling Stabbed
Police in Lethbridge, Alberta, say they’ve charged a 12-year-old with attempted murder after the boy’s younger sibling was stabbed. Police said they responded to a report that a 7-year-old boy had been stabbed on Aug. 27 just after 4:30 p.m. “A 911 call was made after the victim’s father arrived home and located his seven-year-old son in serious medical distress,” Lethbridge police said in a Sept. 5 news release. The victim was taken to Chinook …
·New York, United States
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