12-year-old kills 8-year-old cousin and tries to cover It Up

A 12-year-old girl is accused of smothering and killing her 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone. According to the county's prosecutor, a security camera recorded the killing inside the bedroom the young girls shared. The recording shows the older child using bedding to suffocate her cousin as she slept in the top bunk. After the child died, the juvenile cleaned up the victim and repositioned her body.
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[@mzliz1249]

Give me a break lady, at 12 years old I knew better than to murder my siblings or cousins. 🙄😑

[@reneedennis2011]

Exactly.

[@verajones887]

A 12 year old knows right from wrong.

[@leasmith1752]

Thank you!

[@Yenchantress1isaStarr]

Exactly.

[@Mschynaafoxx]

Like how she knew wat to use n clean😢 it up wat she be watching or who she been watching thas crazy

[@TheRedGunNinja]

Adults do the same thing too though. She literally propped her cousin up and made it seem like she didn't kill her. That's a wicked kid.

[@sophialouise6070]

Do you know how calculated you have to be to do that

[@reneedennis2011]

​@sophialouise6070 Very calculated.

[@fvfr6294]

​@@sophialouise6070yes indeed. I agree... very calculated!

[@Ay-ve6io]

Not really, plenty of movies show children how to do stuff like this, it's the parents not censoring what their children partake in.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@Ay-ve6io That as well. It doesn't absolve the child's actions.

[@eltorrentenyc4482]

Completely disagree. If she knew to reposition the body, it's because she knew the consequences, no matter how young she is. Psychopathic tendencies at a young age should always be taken very serious.

[@jesscline9661]

Yep she wanted to look like her cousin died in her sleep. So sick!

[@annejames890]

They get these evil acts off the television . And reposition after the murder , is unbelievable .

[@28dreaming]

THIS!!!

[@ajohonly3721]

Exactly she would have panic if she didn’t meant to kill her.

[@TeSolycMandalor]

It's not psychopathic. Kids try to hide their actions and avoid consequences all the time.

[@mandyb6414]

Lady stop making this into a complex issue. She smothered her baby cousin, repositioned, covered up the crime, went to sleep. This is a psychopath in the making. She is going to juvenile detention.

[@bonniegalusha1693]

Evil . Bad seed!

[@suzyvegalicious5646]

Exactly what I said.

[@betsyvanek9275]

then hopefully onto adult incarceration...who is to say that this young girls frontal cortex developed faster or beyond her Yeats...while some adults never developed?

[@Veolette]

ABSOLUTELY!!

[@Flying_Ram3715]

She is fully developed since she not only killed her ,tempered with evidence and slept under a corpse. 😮

[@yvettegholar]

She not only killed her. She set the body up as nothing happened. Went to sleep. There is no remorse in her heart.

[@megsley]

i love that they allowed him to say "they need to lock her a$$ up!" because he's right!

[@reneedennis2011]

Exactly 💯!

[@KeyPoetic-Justice4]

Yes Indeed!

[@eve9287]

Sooooo right

[@MadamProsperity_Asé]

Agreed Indeed

[@jackiehumphery2445]

Amen

[@jessicaparsons8857]

Sorry but a 12 year old’s brain is more than capable of knowing that smothering your cousin to death is WRONG. That’s why she tried to cover up.

[@jobethschlatterer1655]

You’re absolutely right. She certainly wouldn’t have tried to cover it up if she didn’t know it was wrong.😢. Taking God out of our homes and allowing satan in.😢😢😢. 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸

[@blackjusticemedia]

there is a difference between knowing and understanding

[@pinkzebra74]

​@@jobethschlatterer1655 AMEN

[@allenhartford-pk2vn]

@@jobethschlatterer1655 Oh Please! stuff like this happen all the time we just don't read about it all the time. However, god has nothing to do with it. It's comes from poor parenting PERIOD!

[@NuttinButterCookies]

Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy had good parenting from both loving parents. Even kids that shoot up schools have good parents too. Psychos are born wired wrong and no amount of good parenting will change them. That girl probably been doing things or hurting others for years and getting a pass because she “a kid” cant always blame the parents. Just saying

[@annagarza7299]

The 12 yr old is DANGEROUS if she can KILL her little cousin she can KILL anyone !!!😮 when I was 12 yrs old I knew right from wrong she knew what she was doing 🤬

[@cinnamonstar808]

Better question: why are these devices so addictive ? Demonic forces are in these media devices. Would she be this addictive to a doll 🤔?

[@Ay-ve6io]

@@cinnamonstar808 The devices can also be used for good. Parents have to take accountability for their children's actions. It should already be understood that a phone is NOT the priority but our love for each other as family runs deeper.

[@bronwyngavin6076]

There was literally nothing scarier to me than the idea of jail. It’s crazy to say this young lady didn’t know what she was doing.

[@ladybliss101]

Preach!

[@christie-Al]

Me too

[@naomitrask751]

Children should not possess an iPhone.

[@KathyLaGasse-h8s]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@The1goodLord]

Im tired of seeing toddlers with cell phones just to pacify them, and when you try to take it from them, they throw a fit!! Parents, grandparents, WE NEED TO STOP THIS!! Something is DEFINITELY affecting their little under developed brains!! 😢🧠

[@Devin3Anthologie]

PERIOD! 😑

[@michellerobinson1318]

Or be on the internet

[@Zavitor]

​@michellerobinson1318 ^ This. Parents are exposing their kids to things that are warping their heads. Though you have to hand it to Apple for marketing a lifestyle surrounded about a Phone, one that 12 year olds are willing to kill for.

[@AK-lg6ju]

I’m agreeing with this guy, obviously the child had shown aggressive behavior before. Treat as an adult, her brain was mature enough to know right from wrong. She even cleaned the victim up afterwards. She acted like an adult treat as such.

[@arthursettles]

lady this 12 year old knew exactly what she was doing stop the cap.

[@b_f_d_d]

exactly

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you.

[@iy4563]

So did Rittenhouse.

[@B.i.d.e.n]

No shes 12

[@Cooniez]

💯

[@aymee7136]

Evil. That 12 yr old didn't just make a bad decision. It wasn't an accident. It was completely calculated. She waited until the girl was asleep. She cleaned up and after she killed her. She repositioned her body and went back to sleep. Seems like her frontal cortex was working like an fully developed psychopath.

[@danidoon8553]

You said it all.

[@kenyafromcali]

Indeed!

[@lesliesmart4595]

Agreed!!!💯💯

[@Zavitor]

​@@lesliesmart4595Gen Alpha is already turning into the most morally depraved and lacking in empathy generation to date.

[@JulieBryant-gj4ci]

Exactly 😂😂😂😂

[@kungfupanda1705]

Anyone willing to take a life over a phone no longer qualifies as an "innocent child" - that ship sailed long ago

[@dwe4507]

WE steal innocence from our children for profit, and gain and then want to punish them for not being innocent? Absolutely she learned it from adults' showing death and teaching murder 24/7 on TV, the internet and social media - how come WE don't know its wrong to do that? smh

[@julievettese9482]

This is not a very good therapist... Psychopaths start showing signs around 12, 13 and this 12 yr old going to sleep after the murder is definitely a Psychopath..

[@sladkatakanadka]

Exactly!!!

[@zek280]

That part

[@aprilthompson3863]

Hormones are kicking in and things change

[@emmapeel8163]

"not fully mature" but 12yr olds are allowed to "choose" gender.

[@tsotsiburundi]

Oooo..so right! Had an 11 yr old parents approve an IUD so her cycle didn't start cuz she wanted to be a boy😑😑

[@goose4397]

🎯 👏

[@Sharyk808]

@@tsotsiburundi IUD is birth control. Copper IUDs do not contain hormones, and as such, they do not have any effect on the hormone levels.

[@Sharyk808]

For some it’s learning about themselves. Like Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. Born girl but she identified herself as boy. He wanted to be called John and dressed like her brothers. Then as a teenager she started dressing like a girl. At 18, she cut her hair short.🤷🏽‍♀️

[@luciakakengero3956]

​@@Sharyk808why😂 is it like a phase they went through

[@deemont5715]

I think she should be tried as an adult because of how she did it, then tried to cover it up. What normal 12 yo thinks like that?

[@mysticjen379]

💯💯💯

[@ThankGod2024]

and went back to sleep without worry 😮

[@Ace-vf2uf]

@@ThankGod2024smh… evil indeed.

[@dwe4507]

you are a paid troll or insane

[@candicedarbyfox7524]

She should be tried as a juvenile given her age she wouldn't get out til she was 25 but I do feel after she gets out she should have some parole and it's unfortunate but I think prison is gonna be in her future

[@TonyaNicole7]

If she killed you’re daughter ma’am would you feel the same way

[@YourLordAnon]

that's why she can be reasonable, because she's not as emotionally invested. It's completely unreasonable and unhinged to try a 12 year old as an adult. At a certain point reasonable voices need to speak up and remind others definitions exist for a reason. A 12 year old is not and will never be an adult, and should not be treated as one regardless of the circumstances.

[@queen2539]

Nobody wants to see what she does when she older, she can rot in prison​@@YourLordAnon

[@KMABTCH]

@@YourLordAnonIf she wanna kill people like an adult then she can be tried as one.

[@whatistruth1155]

She wouldn’t.

[@whatistruth1155]

Is this lady crazy?

[@Poptartsthatareplain101]

Not FAIR to try her as an adult??? She killed a child who will NEVER get to become an adult!!

[@thearcherofjustice1492]

She should be trialed as an Adult. This is too evil and calculated

[@Riverlovesfood]

@@thearcherofjustice1492exactly. People keep justifying this BS saying “She was a kid” she was 12 not a freaking toddler. 12 year olds CAN commit crimes like this to other people. She knew what she was doing.

[@JEWELZYOUTUBE]

What about the child she killed never reached 12 or able to become an adult. Why should she be allowed to have a full life? FYI to the lady in the video by the age of 12/13 is how children will be as adult unless they have changed their whole thought process by psychotherapist and counciling. 🤔

[@BIGPAiD6210]

@@thearcherofjustice1492try her as adult you knew what the hell you was doing at 12 years old lock her up to she about 28 and I think her punishment should be at least 3 years of probation And her punishment should she should be put in a room by herself and have to watch the footage over and over again each of what she did to her 8 year cousin

[@Isa-js3ve]

Leftist mindset

[@VictoriaMarch13]

My 13 yr old son told me about this yesterday. He's only a year older and even he expressed his shock and disgust at this girl's actions. At 12 yrs old she knew better and her repositioning the body shows that she knew exactly what she did. Her brain may not be fully developed but bffr, lady!

[@dianamaccow6316]

The fact that she repositioned her cousin’s body tells me she thought like an adult. Try her as an adult, this is sad. R.I.P lil one

[@jamaulwinston490]

Nope 12yr old sociopaths should be trialed as adults

[@Alexander-ball]

Facts

[@jonathanmott7434]

Disagree I'm a sociopath and it's learned from the upbringing from parents that's why serial killers tend to be formed from the parents upbringing.. your just talking to talk like most ppl

[@deshawndodd7883]

STOP THE CAP YOUR NO SOCIOPATH​@@jonathanmott7434

[@MrMjolnir009]

I think she's more of a homicidal Psychopath!!!

[@Brandon-eo6mx]

Sociopaths are not sociopaths because they want to they are born this way probably come from a long history of sociopathic ancestors it is genetic, also it can develop because of a very bad upbringing. 99% of sociopaths grow up to have a normal life without hurting nobody, sure they will grow up with alot of people disliking them, but in this case yes I think it was a mix of mental issues and bad parenting/ a chaotic household, and probably emotionally unavailable parent figures

[@NoFillyEryn]

Girl bye she needs to be tried as an adult. At 12 you know what killing is

[@Sclass_Ent]

That means she's going to be amongst Adults

[@margoteague3018]

Exactly

[@SkyMika.]

@@Sclass_EntThey aren’t going to put a child with adults. She’s going with the other crazy murderous kids in juvenile detention.

[@mwwkwnwkm]

she needs mental help more than jail. thats not normal

[@NoFillyEryn]

@@Sclass_Ent no that just means she’ll be sentenced as an adult but in a juvenile detention center until she turns 18 and will be moved to an adult facility

[@emilywiebel3238]

If she’s this bad at 12 I can’t imagine how she will be as she gets older!

[@Angela-oo5uu]

I know right?!

[@kenyafromcali]

Right!!

[@irenemiller9958]

EXACTLY!!! I DON'T WANNA KNOW what she'll be like!!!

[@hellogoodbye3957]

Suffocated as she slept? That is premeditated right there. So sad.

[@SandiByrd]

This is ridiculous. This kid knew exactly what she was doing. This child is disturbed.

[@kennethpenn2098]

This lady said her brain hasnt fully developed but it was developed when she cleand and repositioned the body.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@kennethpenn2098 Yup.

[@nixwestlake9196]

Her psychopathy is fully developed.

[@hilarycoyote]

It is a very common practice for children to "hide" and cover up things. This line of thinking is not a trait of "maturity" or exclusive to adults. A toddler can spill milk and put a blanket over it to hide the mess.

[@candicelawrence7847]

That part

[@reneedennis2011]

@@candicelawrence7847 Yup.

[@mees2751]

This female doctor should leave the 12 year old with her children

[@purplediamond8739]

Yeah

[@veeganboy]

...alone with no camera. She'd change her tune real quick

[@Danybella]

@@veeganboy 🤣🤣🤣

[@melissalynn5774]

THAT will change her mind, huh? real fast.

[@cynthiastevens8302]

Wisdom😊

[@melindaroop1346]

She smothered another child! She needs to be locked up somewhere and away from other children.

[@zek280]

Periodt point blank

[@pastortinasealey7026]

She needs to be in jail right now

[@Prometheuspredator]

The 12 year old has a history of violence. This is not the only violent act she has committed, but she has a history of violent incidents against people, especially children and.....animals.

[@urielgalvan1095]

That child has a demon in her to do all that.

[@reneedennis2011]

Damien (The Omen).

[@LOVEandKINDNESS-PEACEandREST]

Not necessarily - it could just be the child's heart.

[@togodtheglorystudious7027]

Agreed

[@lovelikejesus8229]

I agree, pray for the lil girl for deliverance 🙏

[@cinnamonstar808]

​@reneedennis2011 he will have like 100000000 followers on TikTok 😮 you know I'm not lying

[@reece6583]

This is SO disturbing. Saw other coverage that said the 12 yo went and got tissues to clean up the cousin because she'd wet herself while struggling. The girl cleaned her body & face then repositioned her to look as if she was just sleeping. What in the works has this girl been watching? Yes, 12 is young and she likely has been desensitized by all the TV and social media images, games, movies. BUT this is a heinous crime. She sadly needs to be tried as an adult. And something was already happening for grandma to feel the need to monitor the kids' room

[@reneedennis2011]

@@reece6583 🎯

[@christiham9822]

Everything we allow our kids look watch and view opens portals to the demon realms

[@MadamPocketz]

I keep trying to get thru to my little sister about this with my nieces. ​@christiham9822

[@hadgit60]

Yea, camera in room is a red flag.

[@anonimothy5979]

​@@christiham9822Parents can't be everywhere, all the time.

[@octaviawilliams3159]

I became so angry when i heard this story. I told my husband that our kids will not be having sleepovers.. Period. This is just heartbreaking!!

[@joycemcinnis5457]

Okay, let me get this straight. She suffocated her cousin, cleaned her up and repositioned her body and you're saying her mind isn't fully developed? Some adults do not have the mind to do that. She's smart. God, it's in your hands.

[@allenhartford-pk2vn]

Oh Please! These kids today are far more mature than I was back in the 50's and 60's. This is what society don't want to admit they're smarter than most of their parents.

[@hhealy7199]

They're not allowed to be children anymore. Have you noticed the curriculum ( sex ed ) in the classroom? This is what parents are up in arms about, turning up at board meetings and being arrested for protesting this evil.

[@msbee5183]

That woman is nuts. She did this at 12, she will grow into a worse person. Not redeemable.

[@snowlily6601]

Right if that’s the case then why can doctors figure out at an early age when somebody is a psychopath the pro frontal cortex has nothing to do with morality everyone knows killing is wrong

[@honeybee1250]

I don't think the therapist would be making all these excuses for the twelve year old if it was her child that got killed.

[@honeywest39j95]

Yep…she definitely missed the mark on this one. It was sort of embarrassing, considering her title…

[@mommimommi2]

People make excuses for grown adults claiming mental health, why not for this kid???

[@jessebos5413]

​@@honeywest39j95It's so easy to get a degree in psychology or sociology these days....all one has to do is study and memorize the medical material they are given in their classes and then verbally repeat pertinent anecdotes and buzzwords.....😢

[@reneefurrer2712]

The fact that this 12 yr. old repositioned the body proves she knew what she did was wrong. She also, by smuthering the 8 yr. old knew that what she did would kill the younger child. This 12 year old is evil and should be charged as an adult. She is a Psychopath for sure. Or I shall say, that 12 yr.old has a demon in her.

[@kathleen460]

To me it's the fact that she climbed into the girls top bunk when she was sleeping! It wasn't in the heat in the moment. She was stewing in her rage and went up when the girl was defenseless.

[@CNae03]

​@@kathleen460Exactly 💯

[@vicaramelia9519]

I understood death clear at 11. But then I watched my brother die of an illness so I thought of it often and still do. I think she knew what she was doing

[@JRPLawyeress1]

I’m with Louis. This is an evil kid. She’s just precocious. The woman on the panel should never have kids.

[@tracieross9928]

The man on the panel made a lot of sense.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@rubywedderburn9487]

💯

[@pizzachick6884]

12 year olds are NOT the same from a few years ago. These children are born GROWN

[@marissa._]

That's why being childfree is best.

[@chocolatediamond9453]

Frfr

[@AlternativeBIackBarbie]

​@@marissa._ Just raise your mf kids right and stop letting these tablets/phones raise them

[@increasekru5123]

born Grown, you sound like a complete idiot, you can say children today are born a little more advanced than previous generations, but born Grown is not accurate....

[@ghettoghost305]

Nah, we have ALWAYS had grown kids even when I was coming up in the 80’s and 90’s. A 12 y/o knows right from wrong, hell, even a 5 y/o knows right from wrong.

[@anitaspencer3885]

This therapist makes non sense, the 12 year old knows RIGHT & WRONG. She should be charged as an adult, for she committed a very EVIL, WICKED CRIME.

[@kerry5663]

She is correct though…she doesn’t know the true consequences

[@alionessprincess]

​@@kerry5663 yes she does! Deep down inside of every human being, we all know what is right and wrong, that's why even with our unconscious mind, people still try to cover up some things because deep down inside them they have done something so wrong!!! DO you know that in the spirit realm, the moment you go out to do the killing you have signed a waiver that your life can be taken away from you as a payment, that's why when someone start shooting at a rally, there is an automatic order for him to be taken out?? In the Old Testament, you kill another human, you also will pay for it with your life. But things have changed now and thank God for JESUS, but since they did the crime, they still must bear the consequences by being locked up in prison for life because you have taken a life!!! I can only pray, that this 12 yr old repents and turn to God for forgiveness. He/she did two wrongs here, first she committed murder, second, she covered it up, which means she knew deep down inside what he/she was doing was wrong!! Do you understand this?? Or shall I explain hat to you?? Try to understand.

[@marieh52]

​@@kerry5663she may not have known the true consequences, but she knew there would be some consequences

[@andicantu6490]

She knew the consequences for her cousin (rip) but she didn’t know the camera was there. So, no, she didn’t think she’d have to face any consequences.

[@ericaedwards9761]

They don't understand long term consequences though

[@blaqjade1384]

12 years old in 2024 is not the same as 12 years old in 1984, 1974 or 1964.

[@allye4228]

How so?

[@jenash4866]

Lady, u wouldn't think she shouldn't be tried as an adult if it was ur 8-year-old she un-alived so brutally.

[@espoespo3557]

I didn't allow my child to have a phone until he was 16. He cried, moaned and bitched about it, but I didn't budge. And it wasn't a smart phone either, it was a flip phone😂

[@jobethschlatterer1655]

Good for you! Too many of these kids trust Whoever is on their phone or in their internet game. That’s how our kids end up being kidnapped.😢

[@olivegrove-gl3tw]

fr I didn't have my first smart phone until I worked at 18 years

[@yekarahanne6200]

Flip phone is perfect for making calls only.

[@JaggedStarzLuv]

I didn't get mine until 11 but by then my parents already taught me not to trust just anyone on the Internet

[@moxie86]

Totally agree with you.

[@92TampaChick813]

This is horrific. Another reason why children do not need electronics and social media it’s making them addicted and turning them mad!

[@KathyLaGasse-h8s]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@QueenRenne]

Poor baby girl. My “attempted slayer” was 12 years old… so… I’m not surprised. I do NOT believe this was the first time the teenage girl did any to the little child. The girl hurt me on a weekly basis before the big incident. I was too scared to tell. I was only 5 years old back in 1987. I unfortunately learned how to disassociate myself from my body, because the pain was unbearable. She did it out of REVENGE, because I told the truth about her stealing cash out of my mom’s purse and she wanted me to blame my 1 year old brother. She ended up pregnant at age 14 and was always in trouble. In 2003, I gotta call from my mom telling me she saw her on the Chicago news: her daughter died in a fire. I don’t wish death on anybody, I left it in Gods hands. I’m just more of a helicopter parent to my OWN children, especially in this messed up society. PLEASE… monitor your kids. 🚩👀💅🏾💯

[@earthalien7777]

What a story I am sorry you had to go thru that...glad you survived your cousin.

[@QueenRenne]

@@earthalien7777 thank you. 🙏🏾 Actually she was my babysitter from church.

[@earthalien7777]

@@QueenRenne oh ok my bad, well glad you survived your babysitter and hope you are doing good mentally and spiritually. ❤️

[@Kimberlyzuniquejourney]

That's terrible!!!! I'm glad you're here to tell your story!!! all children can't hide behind innocence, some are just evil! At 12 you know right from wrong! sorry for what you went through.

[@lollylane384]

I'm sorry that happened to you. Traumatic. You survived, overcame, and are a strong lady!

[@Bobkeller321]

This lady excusing that devil child’s behavior is absolutely disgusting 🤮

[@ChristyLile]

A 12 year old 100% knows better than to smother someone. My 8 year old knows better! This therapist is out of her dang mind.

[@xxtanya6375xx]

She took steps to hide her crime, she knew what she was doing.

[@qutie424]

Who she is at 12 is EXACTLY who she’ll be at 24.

[@astinsworld7264]

Without Jesus it's possible..🙏🏽

[@alionessprincess]

@@astinsworld7264 you mean, with JESUS.

[@astinsworld7264]

@@alionessprincess I know and meant what I said please REREAD.

[@ashmilla3]

Her brain isn’t matured so how?

[@janetsmith2104]

At 24, that behavior will be deeply rooted...due to the lack of remorse.

[@patriciayoung9298]

This woman is in denial, if she covered up a murder she knew what she was doing.

[@maleaeavenson3625]

This therapist needs therapy

[@pinkzebra74]

Forgot about the brain not being completely developed. The child killed her cousin and then cleaned her up and repositioned her body. She knew damn well what she was doing and that it was wrong. She NEVER EVER needs to be released from prison. If she can do that as a 12 year old imagine what she could do as an adult.

[@Shea89-e6v]

Look that girl is 12 year old, and even though our brains are not fully developed at 12, we still know right from wrong. She positioned her body to pretend like she was sleeping, so that right there is proof she knew what she was doing. Also we got to remember what times we are in. I will be 35 and its nothing like it was when I was younger. We didn't have cellphones, tablets, we didn't have social media. Today these kids have any and everything and it easy for them to access all types of different things. These kids are not dumb by a long shot how people are making them out to be. Yes i think she need to be mentally evaluated, but she deserves jail time. If you can kill someone over a phone ain't no telling what else she would do.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@Shea89-e6v 🎯

[@marleyhill34]

I'm nearly 43 and back in 1993 a couple of 10-year-old boys killed a 2 year old....no internet back them. It's the parenting. They either abuse them, neglect them or give them no boundaries. It never ever crossed my mind to unalive my younger siblings or my sister but I was ab*sed and bullied so I often thought about unaliving those people. I'm also autistic so the abuse and emotional neglect triggered a lot of mental illness in me. I haven't done anything criminal and I've had medication and psychotherapy treatment but I still struggle to remain functional, stable and safe.

[@reneedennis2011]

@marleyhill34 Yup. I remember that case. Jamie Bulger was the 2-year-old's name.

[@YourLordAnon]

These kids are dumb as hell and it's their parents fault for giving them unlimited access to the internet.

[@n.g.l.]

@@marleyhill34yeah you’re right. Evil parents harm their kids and then those kids harm others. So sad

[@tiatia240]

“Why was there a camera?” Great question

[@Kontroversial84]

Exactly! I have yet to see an answer to this question.

[@khismet]

These kids were visting Grandma. So, it's not their room, not sure how Grandma uses that room when the kids aren't staying there?

[@IreneArcher-yt1kr]

@@khismeton many levels having Camera in Bedroom is so wrong, Why I ask.

[@babyt556]

Riggggght that was alarming. They must’ve known the possibility of some foolishness going on in the room.

[@lisabradyusa]

Security for windows, could rent the room out when the kids aren’t there, I’m surprised how many “inside the home” clips I see online and wonder the same thing. Unless I go on vacation and want to monitor my cats I don’t run cameras inside. Good question 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@SilentBoss444]

Lady this 12yo turned 13 the following week. She most definitely knows better… The cleaning her up and positioning her body told it all. She needs to be tried as an ADULT. She Unlived that baby like she was grown. As she waited until she went to sleep. Just sad

[@gL024]

They say the girl doesnt know the gravity of murder. How is she gonna know if she isnt gonna experience it.

[@Babywyde]

Repositioning the little girl shows intent.

[@Pinkdew1]

That woman is the problem with new era parenting. She is the type that will never say no to her child and will defend their every action because they're children and don't know better. Then those spoiled no consequences suffering brats commit murder and she will still has excuses for their actions. That 12 yr old girl is a psychopath and deserves to be jailed. The man in the pannel is the only one making any sense.

[@yamssxd]

Factsss

[@cherylT321]

Agreed. I used to work with young children. I came across many young people who I felt l would be seeing on the news someday, and not in a good way!

[@DG-jm6wm]

Some of the kids today are weird. I promise it’s the stuff they are watching on KZbin and playing on Roblox. My 13-year-old niece, she obsessed with her phone and you can't tell her anything. She gets frustrated and upset over the smallest things. One day she was gonna spend a night at my house and I was like nah. My energy just didn’t trust her and to be around my kids. I be paying attention to some of these kids, they are off in the head.

[@heeseungiedeungie]

yes!!! this is so sad. i was nothing like this :(

[@MsAchampion]

My boyfriend's kids are weird 😕 The daughter likes to watch videos with grown ups cursing playing games and using all kinds of sexual talk throughout they're content and she thinks thar it's quite alright to sit there along with her father and I and watch that crap while she laughs out loud and makes creepy noises. All while this is going on, the son is over talkative and pacing the floors, and the dad, my boyfriend is just sitting there acting as if he's seeing non of it all while wearing ear phones and playing the x box. Im sitting there looking at them shaking my head, like jesus, it's something mentally wrong with you all because wtf? These are just the mild things that i can describe that's gone on during our relationship. Smh

[@peasndough]

100%

[@jtaylor6275]

​@MsAchampion God is bringing this to your attention, and you are still dating him? Unbelievable!

[@Al-isthatyou]

​@@jtaylor6275 Bingo.

[@StephieN5210]

Stop downsizing a murderer. She had to show in action WRONG behaviors before this escalated and nobody did nothing. They just handed this 8 yr old victim over to a 12yr old angry vindictive murder.

[@runoz2839]

minimizing...

[@ericcarson342]

@@runoz2839 or downplaying

[@queenk6999]

You are so correct.They need to go after that lady.That left that twelve-year-old with that 8-year-old.She is in the wrong.She was supposed to watch both of them especially when she's claiming that the twelve year old brain was not fully developed.

[@daphne1079]

Demon seed

[@FloridaJit987]

@@runoz2839 this isnt a spelling bee

[@ladyrochelle9388]

The twelve-year-old’s brain wasn’t fully developed? Well, it was certainly developed enough that after she murdered her younger cousin, she cleaned her body up and repositioned the body in the bed. Those were the actions of a guilty person. Doctor, it is SHAMEFUL that you are attempting to make the murderer a victim too. She knew what she did was wrong🤮

[@AmandaHall-r4g]

Who ever has raised that child should be held accountable also

[@amack9303]

Why?

[@TNT31414]

No they shouldn’t. I can’t force ur mind onto a child. U can only guide them. Sometimes they have to learn the hard way because they have their own mind.

[@leshecapri3280]

I agree, the parents should have been more responsive to her bad behaviors earlier on.

[@hhealy7199]

They sure were quick to send the parents of the shooter teenager to jail.

[@allye4228]

@@amack9303Because they are the reason the girl did this. It’s funny, if a person became a millionare parents say “I made them who they are” but if a person commits a crime, parents say "I had nothing to do with that"

[@jessi547]

She killed her cousin. Yes, it is fair for the murderer to get tried as an adult.

[@queenk6999]

yes, she does need to be considered an adult for this situation. She needs to serve the rest of her life in the juvenile system. When he comes up for a parole. She is denied and her evaluation starts Immediately. She will be evaluated for her mental situations. Her eating situations, her sleeping situations and the way she interact with people her age and younger and older and with animals and the way she comments.. all this needs to be evaluated.

[@BrianJohnson-du6pj]

12 year old is a monster!!!! Thats next level for a 12 yr old!

[@its_pouring_reign5422]

What a little psychopath 😢

[@latonyanewsome0]

The lady was so wrong. 12 year olds have been doing this before social media. She's knew exactly what she was doing by the way she unalived her cousin.

[@fionaa6764]

To reposition after killing her is so scary and evil. She knew what she was doing. And why was there a camera in the bedroom

[@CLAttorney]

Juvenile detention and then transfer her to an adult facility. Too much.

[@alleykittycat]

The girl was a psychopath. She likely already had behavioral issues. I also wondered why it was a camera in the room too. I also hate when people keep using the fact that someone’s brain isn’t fully developed as an excuse. At 12 you know from right and wrong.

[@Primy-ls2nb]

Nowadays parents do put cameras in their kids bedrooms for safety....just checking up on them especially at night

[@beacarr9652]

Louis Hunter hit the nail on the head with "lazy parenting." That 12/13 yr old had to show warning signs about violent behavior.

[@MrMjolnir009]

She could have learned her uncontrolled anger and violence from the parents.

[@darrengilbert1073]

Why are so many kids so completely psychopathic when anyone tries to take there electronic devices away? Parents need to actually start parenting again or else we are all doomed.

[@janetjohnson7279]

Prosecute Her to the Highest Extent of the Law As An Adult!!

[@brownbone_december]

As a mother myself, I can only imagine what her mom is going through. You're thinking you're just sending your child to grandma's and then her cousin kills her in such a gruesome way. Nobody would suspect that. It makes me not want to even leave my kids with anyone. Even family.

[@taniele84]

Honestly, it’s so horrifying. I don’t have kids, and I’m sitting here just stunned, with this sinking feeling inside. I can’t imagine having children and hearing this story. I can’t imagine. So absolutely heartbreaking

[@CanethaBarbour-do6nh]

Yes the lil girl is my neighbor 😢😢😢 grandbaby 😢😢😢this just broke my whole heart condolences to my neighbor and his. Daughter heartbroken 💔💔💔 she was such a beautiful lil girl 😢

[@kimt1054]

Parents should be teaching the Bible to their kids and instilling morals and values.

[@Godisgracious85]

I have taught my children the Bible since they were in the womb and still do to this day everyday. They are homeschooled because those schools are FULL of demons. God gave me them to raise them up in God❤

[@hopefulfilled9519]

AMEN!!! This is the real issue… as prophecy is being fulfilled we see the demonic force taking over!! BIBLE FIRST

[@rengurenge]

It's not secret Bible is one of most violent books there, 10 commandments is only part suitable for children. Best way to teach kids is to live the way you want them to become but if kid is so heavily addicted to devices at such young age chances are they will learn from internet more than from their own parents and we all know internet is bad place for kids.

[@Proverbs_8_feeds_my_soul]

@@Godisgracious85Homeschooling is the very best option these days. The schools aren’t safe, the curriculum isn’t safe, the students aren’t safe, even the teachers can’t be trusted! Continue to love your babies by teaching them the truth of God! I love it 🫶🏾🕊️❤️

[@hahna77]

Exactly. Instill Jesus, not install cameras!

[@sallygonzales6330]

Lady quit living life from a book you read and let it be reality in your mind that this little girl positioned her cousin and thought about it thoroughly before acting on it

[@kathiemahoney4261]

At 12yo, she knew right from wrong. She attempted to cover up the crime. She is making adult decisions. There were cameras in the room. Why? Something is very wrong here.

[@miapup1012]

Don’t go making any excuses for these children…that child needs long term help.

[@clchawaii09]

The kid is bad news, this is a trait that will not go away. She has to be watched and history shows if they sweep this under the rug more people will get hurt by her in the future.

[@reneedennis2011]

Exactly. People like that don't change.

[@leigh4326]

Yes this is true!

[@aleesharenea1334]

Yes she's psycho

[@reneedennis2011]

@@leigh4326 I agree.

[@n.g.l.]

Wow yes, I think there was a UK case where some guy would assault women and it would get swept under the rug and then he went on to start X women

[@teresah.6696]

Send her to juvenile jail then at 18 to prison. He's right why is there a camera in the bedroom!?...also why does an eight and twelve yr old have an iPhone!?🤔

[@jarhonda2702]

This therapist needs her license suspended..she's clearly delusional and uninformed

[@star1970usa]

❤

[@Sezz-Bo]

At 12 you know wtf you're doing. Cameras up as that kid was a dangerous person

[@pamz7531]

If she knew enough to cover her tracks, she is old enough to go to prison.

[@JB-pe2yn]

It's gross that this lady is trying to make excuses for killing. Shame on you!

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you!

[@GeeCaponeex]

& She's some how a " doctor " 💀

[@Taneisha-fp5qt]

They ALWAYS make an excuse for conscious hateful kids.

[@staceygreen7555]

Not saying she is correct but there is facts in things that she says about child development, currently studying child development in class…. Because seriously… We can disagree with her but read psychology books and you can be a “doctor of these things “ not just a medical book…. As someone working in education… kids have gotten crazy over phones and social media- we may not get it as many of us were not allowed phones and all that but it’s very real- I have seen kids try to fight adults over taking electronics… now that’s a problem

[@sreamingonline6160]

@@staceygreen7555yeah, really don’t get it. They respond off of emotion which is what the 12 year old did. No one is excusing her behavior and she should be tried but the real problem is the stuff you consume. Not just food, but eyes, ears, what are you watching and hearing. Behavior is learned

[@heeseungiedeungie]

nah she knew wtf she was doing i knew right from tf wrong at 10 goodbye

[@jennifernorman4087]

Outrageous.... Ban all iphones and tablets with kids PERIOD.... Too much mind control/ programming

[@astinsworld7264]

SO AGREED

[@fabianroberts5041]

Lady nobody cares what you think. What if it was your daughter who got killed by her 12 year old cousin. I wonder would u still feel the same way.

[@latricedowe1752]

I believe the 12-year-old girl knew what she was doing when she killed her cousin and knows right from wrong.

[@realestatecoach8626]

You never know when someone is plotting evil against you! Pray without ceasing!

[@ladynicole9151]

This is disgusting! Kids dont need cell phones to begin with!

[@SamanthaPhillips-c5x]

We all know right from at 12! My 10 year old and 7 year old know that killing someone is wrong! Stop making excuses for this child!

[@AnnaMariaRedding]

you can’t compare her to your children… apparently something is wrong with her.

[@lisamccray9079]

Also that's people problem they make excuses 😔.

[@filmed_by_lily]

The way that she cleaned up the body shows that she was matured. That therapist is capping.

[@mmmfun77]

Come on. NO ONE behaves like that unless she was a psycopath. Try her as an adult. She knew the potential consequences and covered it up

[@shelhuff1043]

“Doc” you and I both knew better at 12. She is showing you who she is

[@mimisummerville1127]

If children can go to hell, then they children can go to jail. It's called the age of accountability. At 12 years old, you know right from wrong. This young girl thought out her crime, and knew she could get into trouble. She was being deceitful, she tried to hide her crime. She knew exactly what she was doing. After being placed in juvenile detention, she should complete her sentence in prison.

[@luvprue1]

I think she should be tried as an adult. She knew what she was doing, and she knew it was wrong, yet she did it anyway. She lacks compassion, empathy, and remorse.

[@vickieadams6648]

My man said, "Lock her ass up!" Yup, I agree they knew there were behavioral issues beforehand. No excuses, that's why we have all of this crime now.

[@ClassyGyal]

Over an iphone? This is one of the reasons why kids under 17 should not have personal smartphones or un monitored social media platform access. Smartphones and social media is eroding the morals of society at large.

[@Itsaid22]

She's going to be even more dangerous when she matures 😢