Menerva Lindsen
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An 11-year-old girl in Ohio has been charged with murder after she allegedly beat a 2-month-old baby to death.
The girl, who is not being named because of her age, went before a juvenile court judge Monday and was ordered to undergo a mental competency exam before her next appearance.
"We're trying to figure out what would motivate someone to do something like that," Wickliffe Police Chief Randy Ice told reporters. "And so far, we haven't come up with an answer."
The incident took place Friday at an apartment in the city of Wickliffe, about 17 miles outside Cleveland.
The girl's mother was babysitting the infant, Zuri Whitehead. She wanted to give the baby's mother a break from caring for a newborn, police said.
After the mother fell asleep on the couch, the girl took Zuri upstairs, Ice told the court at Monday's hearing. She returned 45 minutes later, woke the mother up and said something was wrong with the baby, Ice said.
Zuri was taken to a hospital where she died during surgery.
Girl 11 charged with murder in beating death of 2-month-old baby - CNN.com
Is it possible to figure out the real motive of such a cruelty? All the explanation I see is a mental desease of this girl. I hardly can believe it happened in Ohio which is a "good" state indeed. We live in a mad world!!!
The girl, who is not being named because of her age, went before a juvenile court judge Monday and was ordered to undergo a mental competency exam before her next appearance.
"We're trying to figure out what would motivate someone to do something like that," Wickliffe Police Chief Randy Ice told reporters. "And so far, we haven't come up with an answer."
The incident took place Friday at an apartment in the city of Wickliffe, about 17 miles outside Cleveland.
The girl's mother was babysitting the infant, Zuri Whitehead. She wanted to give the baby's mother a break from caring for a newborn, police said.
After the mother fell asleep on the couch, the girl took Zuri upstairs, Ice told the court at Monday's hearing. She returned 45 minutes later, woke the mother up and said something was wrong with the baby, Ice said.
Zuri was taken to a hospital where she died during surgery.
Girl 11 charged with murder in beating death of 2-month-old baby - CNN.com
Is it possible to figure out the real motive of such a cruelty? All the explanation I see is a mental desease of this girl. I hardly can believe it happened in Ohio which is a "good" state indeed. We live in a mad world!!!
