Missouri girl, 12, kills sister, 9, over hamburger
16.02.05 1.00pm
ST LOUIS - A 12-year-old girl has been charged with murder after she told police she strangled her 9-year-old sister in a fight over a hamburger, officials said on Tuesday.
The St. Louis Medical Examiner's office said it ruled the death of the younger girl a homicide weeks after her body was found in her home on December 22.
Authorities were unable to determine how she died until the 12-year-old said she killed her younger sister in a spat over a hamburger, investigators said. She made the admission during a conversation with a case worker at a hospital where she was being treated for psychiatric problems.
The Medical Examiner's office said it made the ruling given the girl's statement and the fact that the younger girl's injuries were consistent with strangulation. Police charged the girl on Monday.
The names of the girls were not released, and a court hearing will be held later to determine if the 12-year-old should be tried as an adult.
16.02.05 1.00pm
ST LOUIS - A 12-year-old girl has been charged with murder after she told police she strangled her 9-year-old sister in a fight over a hamburger, officials said on Tuesday.
The St. Louis Medical Examiner's office said it ruled the death of the younger girl a homicide weeks after her body was found in her home on December 22.
Authorities were unable to determine how she died until the 12-year-old said she killed her younger sister in a spat over a hamburger, investigators said. She made the admission during a conversation with a case worker at a hospital where she was being treated for psychiatric problems.
The Medical Examiner's office said it made the ruling given the girl's statement and the fact that the younger girl's injuries were consistent with strangulation. Police charged the girl on Monday.
The names of the girls were not released, and a court hearing will be held later to determine if the 12-year-old should be tried as an adult.