I had blogged about a 13 yr old girl who shot and killed her abusive father. She was charged as an adult.
After visiting the 'scene of the many crimes' the prosecutor decided to try her as juvenile after all.
Matthew Booth, 34, was lying face-up on the mattress when he was shot in the head early July 30. His 13-year-old daughter told investigators she used a 12-gauge shotgun to shoot him in the face, a crime that her attorney said was precipitated by years of sexual abuse.
The Associated Press on Sunday toured the Elizabeth Township home, located about 20 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and found revolting conditions.
"I've been in crack houses that have been nicer," said Eddie Rose, a private investigator hired by the girl's attorney, Patrick Nightingale.
Prosecutors initially charged the girl as an adult with criminal homicide. But after visiting the filthy home Friday, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. decried the deplorable conditions and said the girl would be tried as a juvenile.
I had stated earlier the hypocrisy of prosecution, that if a child of 13 engages in sexual activity, she is deemed a child, but if she commits an act of violence she is deemed an adult. (acute sarcasm on) I guess that since there was sexual abuse going on, she is once again a 'child'.
After visiting the 'scene of the many crimes' the prosecutor decided to try her as juvenile after all.
Matthew Booth, 34, was lying face-up on the mattress when he was shot in the head early July 30. His 13-year-old daughter told investigators she used a 12-gauge shotgun to shoot him in the face, a crime that her attorney said was precipitated by years of sexual abuse.
The Associated Press on Sunday toured the Elizabeth Township home, located about 20 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and found revolting conditions.
"I've been in crack houses that have been nicer," said Eddie Rose, a private investigator hired by the girl's attorney, Patrick Nightingale.
Prosecutors initially charged the girl as an adult with criminal homicide. But after visiting the filthy home Friday, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. decried the deplorable conditions and said the girl would be tried as a juvenile.
I had stated earlier the hypocrisy of prosecution, that if a child of 13 engages in sexual activity, she is deemed a child, but if she commits an act of violence she is deemed an adult. (acute sarcasm on) I guess that since there was sexual abuse going on, she is once again a 'child'.
