A teenage girl in the United States has been accused of stabbing her 7-year-old sister to death during an argument over “a simple note to flush the toilet.”
The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at a home in Taylor, Michigan, when the 13-year-old girl was babysitting her younger sister, said Taylor Detective Zachary Digicomo. FOX2 Detroit.
“It stemmed from a note left in the bathroom, and the note was about flushing the toilet,” Detective Digicomo said.
After a verbal disagreement, the 13-year-old waited for her sister to re-enter the bathroom and used a butcher knife and a hunting knife to stab her in the neck, abdomen and head “more than 10 times,” police said. announced.
The girl then called her father, who then called emergency services and told them she had stabbed her brother.
“She was very calm and didn't show any emotion,” Detective Digicomo said.
The 7-year-old girl was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Detective Digicomo said, “All I can say is that this is shocking and extremely tragic.''
Authorities have not released the sisters' identities.
The 13-year-old boy faces multiple charges including first-degree premeditated murder, felony murder and first-degree child abuse, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
Prosecutor Kim Worthy told FOX 2 that her sister will not be tried as an adult and will be held in a juvenile detention facility.
“Given her young age, the state will have seven years to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate her before her mandatory release at age 21,” she said.
“That way, we hope she's not a danger to others.”
Detective Digicomo said the girl's parents were particularly shocked by the incident because their eldest daughter had never been in trouble at home or at school.
“They are only revealing a normal sibling argument,” he said of what the couple told police.
“Growing up, you always have arguments with your siblings, but that never led to this situation.”
The incident shocked the family's neighbors, one of whom, Julie Pagoto, told local network WXYZ that her sister was “the sweetest girl.”
“It was a really tragic day. A very tragic day for us,” Pagoto said.
“She was riding her bike up and down the street every day…stopping and talking to the neighbors…and now she’s gone.”
