U.S. boy arrested in double homicide (AP) Updated: 2006-04-24 22:58
A 12-year-old boy described by a neighbor as having a volatile temper was
arrested in the deaths of his mother and younger brother at their apartment
outside Washington, D.C.
Police released few details about the slayings, discovered Sunday, and
declined to say how the victims died. The boy, whose name was not released
because of his age, was scheduled to appear in juvenile court Monday afternoon.
"It apparently was a domestic dispute that turned deadly," said Cpl. Debbi
Carlson, a police spokeswoman.
Katrina Denise Powe, 31, and her 9-year-old son, Mystery Toma Hillian, were
found dead Sunday, and police took Powe's oldest son into custody, said Cpl.
Clinton Copeland, of the Prince George's County Police Department.
Neighbors said the older boy often watched his younger brother, but was known
in the neighborhood for having a temper.
The suspect will face juvenile charges, though it will be up to the state's
attorney's office to determine them, Carlson said. He was being held at a
juvenile facility.
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