Florida Boy, 12, Charged With Baseball-Bat Beating Death of Toddler

[b]Florida Boy, 12, Charged With Baseball-Bat Beating Death of Toddler[/b]

LAUDERHILL, Fla. — A 12-year-old boy beat a toddler to death with a baseball bat because she was crying while he was trying to watch TV, authorities said.
The boy, who was not identified, was arrested Saturday on first-degree murder charges, Lauderhill police spokesman Lt. Mike Cochran said.

He was arraigned in juvenile court Sunday and remained in custody, but it was not clear if he had an attorney or if anyone else would be charged in the girl's death.

Cochran said the boy confessed to authorities that he was home alone Friday baby-sitting a 10-year-old girl and the 17-month-old girl and became angry when the toddler began to cry. The relationship between the three was not clear. ...

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My God My God :cry:

Suzy,

plenty of 12 year olds are responsible babysitters. this unfortunate boy is clearly a psychopath. could well have been born that way.

i can only wonder what the point of this posting is. don't we all know that there are many evils in the world? more than a few children will starve to death today in various parts of the world,(among many other horrible injustices) but they don't make the news because it is not unusual for this to happen.

bub