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Twelve Year-Old May Be Tried As An Adult In Murder Case

By Baker Associates

A Pennsylvania prosecutor is reportedly struggling with how to charge a boy suspected of murdering his pregnant stepmother when he was eleven. The woman was apparently shot in her own home last February, and investigators began to suspect the boy of being shooter when their investigation revealed no signs of forced entry or burglary. Authorities reportedly believe that the boy was jealous of his stepmother and the other children that had moved into the house with her, as well as the child that was on the way. Detectives apparently found gunshot residue on the boy?s clothing and his shotgun seemed to have been recently fired and looked to have burned a hole in a blanket that was covering it. The boy?s family, however, disputes these conclusions and says that his clothes would likely have gunshot residue anyway because he hunted frequently...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 12, 2010 (boomark / email).