17-year-old kills mom this week. Killed his dad when he was 15. Florida

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https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/sheriff-judd-17-year-old-murders-mom-in-polk-county/


AUBURNDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A 17-year-old was arrested on Sunday for the murder of his mother in Auburndale, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the teen called 911 around 6 p.m. on Sunday to tell authorities he and his mother, 39-year-old Catherine Griffith, of Port Charlotte, got into a fight.


The boy claimed during the argument, his mom lunged at him with a knife and fell on it, causing a deep stab wound to her neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

When the teen was asked about what had happened, he became uncooperative and wanted to speak with a lawyer, the sheriff’s office said.

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A 2023 affidavit obtained from a Lincoln County, Oklahoma news outlet shows that when the boy was 15 years old, he shot and killed his father, Charles Robert Griffith during an altercation at a home on Valentine’s Day, claiming self-defense. A special agent said the teen shot his dad once in the chest, and once in the head.

On Feb. 14, 2024, a year after killing his dad, the teen was reunited with his mom through the Department of Children and Families in Florida. Officials said that’s when he threatened his mom, saying he’d kill her, making this the second verbal threat against her before killing her over the weekend.


long story here: Kid is really messed up.

https://www.nbc-2.com/article/teen-murder-port-charlotte-polk-county-florida-1726092434/62161648

[Evolve Dammit]

1. no words except: Gun Control.

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2. I am for gun control, but it was a knife in this instance.

I wasn't there, so I don't know what happened.

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3. I guess after he shot and killed his Dad, maybe intervention may have helped? Dunno.

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4. Knife control?

The article explained she was killed by a knife.

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5. Yeah I see that. I also read all charges dropped after he killed his Dad with gunshots to chest and head.

[jimfields33]

6. Let's hope he is not let go this time.

At least get psychological help he clearly needs.

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7. The fact that he was the first time suggests a total disconnect in our system.

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8. It's possible that in the first situation, it was self defense.

However, it typically doesn’t happen twice. It’s very possible the system screwed up the first time. I hate when they don’t give more facts in a story.

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9. agreed on facts being scant.

[LoisB]

10. Jesus wept!