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The 13-year-old's name was not released. She is being charged as
a juvenile, the Wayne County prosecutor's office said Tuesday in
a release.
The two siblings alleging got into an argument after being left
at their Taylor home by their parents at about 11:15 a.m. on
Saturday. The 7-year-old later went into a bathroom and was
stabbed multiple times with a knife, according to the release.
The older girl, who also is charged with felony murder and
first-degree child abuse, called 911. Her sister died at a
hospital.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy said designating the 13-year-old as an
adult was considered but that is not the same as criminally
trying the girl as an adult.
The designation "gives the judge the option of sentencing the
respondent as a juvenile, or as an adult or giving a blended
juvenile sentence with an option of imposing an adult sentence
if the juvenile is not rehabilitated,” Worthy said. “Our other
option was to keep her in the juvenile system. We opted to do
just that.”
“Given her young age, the state would have seven years to
diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate her until her mandatory
release at age 21,” Worthy continued. “Hopefully, then she would
not be a danger to others.”
The girl was ordered held following a preliminary hearing
Tuesday in juvenile court.
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