In the United States, a ten-year-old is said to have shot his mother. The accused face up to 60 years in prison. Background: The child is charged under adult criminal law – a special feature of serious crimes in the state of Wisconsin.
US media describe the incident as follows: On November 21 of this year, the boy got into an argument with his mother because she didn’t want to buy him $500 VR glasses. He then took up the gun and shot Quiana Mann († 44) in the head at close range.
The boy put the pistol back in the cupboard, for which he had a key. Then he went to his eldest sister and said that the mother was dead.
Ten-year-old wanted to butcher piggy bank for bail
The relatives called the police, who initially left the ten-year-old with the family. There, the child — who the hearing said had anger issues — attacked his cousin that same day. The following day he went to the juvenile prison, where the American is still incarcerated today.
Before the court in the city of Milwaukee – which will be charged with first degree manslaughter – the defense asked for the bail to be reduced to $100. The accused has so much money in his piggy bank. But Judge Jane Carroll stood firm and even imposed a travel ban on the boy should anyone come up with the $50,000.
The child had spoken to the police and initially said that a shot had accidentally been fired. In a second interrogation, the kid admitted to having shot the gun on purpose.
Boy almost burned down the house recently
Relatives reported behavioral problems during the hearing. As a four-year-old boy, he threw a puppy around by its tail. About six months ago he almost set the house on fire. He never cried or showed remorse for his dead mother.
The 10-year-old may have a mental illness. He reportedly told his family that he heard five voices in his head: an old woman, two “mean” men and two of his sisters. The last would have told him to pull the trigger.
The only thing known about the boy apart from his age is that he is one of the four siblings Brianna, TJ, Brandon and Noah. The process won’t start until next year.