A 13-year-old girl has been accused of stabbing her seven-year-old sister to death while babysitting her after they argued over “a simple note about flushing the toilet.”
The unidentified teenager is alleged to have frantically called her father before dialing 911 after stabbing her little sister more than 10 times shortly after 1 pm on Saturday in Taylor, Michigan.
The suspect, who was babysitting his brother while his parents were out of the house, allegedly waited for the girl in the bathroom after their heated argument and stabbed her several times with a butcher and hunting knife, police said.
When authorities arrived at the home, they found the unnamed girl with “more than 10 stab wounds ranging from her abdomen to her head and neck,” Detective Corporal Taylor said. Zachary Digiacomo said.
The younger sister was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
A 13-year-old girl is accused of fatally stabbing her seven-year-old sister while babysitting her after an argument over “a simple note about flushing the toilet” at their Taylor, Michigan home (pictured) on Saturday in the afternoon.
Neighbor Julie Pagoto (pictured) said the “sweet” seven-year-old used to ride her bike up and down the street daily, and she had just spoken to her the day before the fateful incident.
Shocked neighbors quickly gathered to mourn the “sweet” seven-year-old girl who used to ride her bike up and down the street daily.
“It was just a very tragic day, a very tragic day for us,” Julie Pagoto said. WXYZ.
‘I used to walk up and down the street every day, ride my bike… stopping and talking to the neighbours. She was the sweetest girl.
Pagoto said he spoke with the young woman the night before the fateful incident. “And now she’s gone,” he said.
The girls’ parents left them home alone at around 11.15am before an argument broke out between the sisters.
“It arose from a note that was placed in the bathroom and the note was about flushing the toilet,” Digacamo said.
Digacamo revealed that the teenager “was very calm and did not show any emotion” when authorities arrived.
Digacamo revealed that the teenager “was very calm and did not show any emotion” when authorities arrived.
Although prosecutors leaned toward charging the teen as an adult for the crime, Kym Worthy said she will instead be held in the juvenile system.
‘Given her young age, the state would have seven years to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate her until her mandatory release at age 21.
‘Hopefully then she wouldn’t be a danger to others. “While it is a difficult decision, given these facts, it is the right thing to do in this case,” Worthy said.
The 13-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree murder, felony murder and first-degree child abuse for killing her sister.
According to police, the girls’ parents were shocked and said the teen has never been a problem at school or at home.
Although he never caused problems in the past, a young neighbor told him fox 2 that she was ‘one of the strangest’.
“She’s very quiet and everything, she’s like one of the strange ones, more or less,” one boy told the outlet.
“But I had never seen her like that, I never thought she would do something like that,” he added.
“She’s very quiet and everything, she’s like one of the strange ones, more or less,” one boy (right) told Fox 2. Another boy, Matthew (left), was also “horrified” after learning of the brutal attack .
A memorial was installed in the family’s front yard Monday with flowers, a soccer ball, stuffed animals and the girl’s purple bicycle.
Another boy, Matthew, was also left “horrified” after hearing about the attack.
“When my grandmother told me, I was horrified because there were best friends even though they were sisters,” Matthew told the outlet.
“They always played together, they had My Little Pony toys and they played with each other.”
A memorial was installed in the family’s front yard Monday with flowers, a soccer ball, stuffed animals and the girl’s purple bicycle.
Digacomo stressed that although it is normal for brothers to fight, this case was extreme.
‘They only shed light on normal arguments between siblings. “When you were a child, you argued with your brothers all the time, but that doesn’t lead to this,” he said.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Taylor Police Department for comment.
