10-year-old girl charged with homicide in death of infant

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10-year-old girl charged with homicide in death of infant

By Chris Vetter Leader-Telegram staff Nov 5, 2018 Updated 13 hrs ago

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Wearing a flowery dress, pink shoes and a thick leather restraint around her waist, a 10-year-old girl appeared in Chippewa County Court on Monday, accused of repeatedly stomping on a 6-month-old infant, causing his death. She deeply sobbed throughout the hearing, where she was ordered to be held in a secure detention center.

The girl was charged with first-degree intentional homicide by someone age 10 or older, said Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell. The case could later be moved out of adult court and into juvenile court, Newell said.

The Leader-Telegram is not identifying the girl because of her young age and the likelihood the case will be transferred to juvenile court, according to Editor Gary Johnson. ... State law required the matter, at least initially, to be held in adult court, Newell explained. ... “She has to be treated as an adult,” Newell said.

The incident occurred Oct. 30 at a licensed day care in the town of Tilden, northwest of Chippewa Falls. The house is also a foster home, and the girl resides there as a foster child. The infant who died was not related to the girl; the infant was there as a client of the day care.
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[Bluepinky]

1. How very sad, for the infant and also the girl.

A really tough case.

[secondwind]

2. What a horror. Perhaps fostered children

should not be mixed in with daycare children. She sounds very disturbed.

I think this child should not be cast away so quickly. She needs a lot of help.

[secondwind]

3. Where were the adults when this happened....

[WePurrsevere]

4. OMG! How heartbreaking! Where was...

the adult daycare worker(s) when this happened? Per the article, "the infant was there as a client of the day care". How could they not hear that something horrible was happening?

I just don't get how this happened. You have a child in foster care, who probably has emotional/anger issues from possible abuse, neglect, being taken from someone she loves, etc and she's left alone with a 6 month old? Why weren't the adults who should have been in charge mentioned?

[secondwind]

6. I agree with you 100%

[HelenWheels]

7. This child does not belong in court

The infant's death was the result of neglect by adults. This child needs counseling and a home where she is the only child in the home.