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ELKHART, IN – Police have taken a 12-year-old girl into custody after they say she stabbed her stepmother to death in their Elkhart apartment.
According to police, the girl got into an argument with her stepmother, 50-year-old Maria Torres, that led to the girl starting a small fire in her bedroom. When Torres confronted the girl about the fire, the girl stabbed her.
Her father, 49-year-old Edwin Torres, tried to restrain his daughter, but she stabbed him as well, inflicting a non life-threatening injury. The girl then fled the apartment. The injuries to Maria were so severe, she would die before emergency responders could take her to the hospital.
The following morning, police found the girl walking along some railroad tracks with a juvenile female friend in nearby Bristol. She was taken to the Elkhart County Juvenile Detention Center without incident. Police have not been able to interview her because she is a minor and the victims were her parents. They’ll have to wait until a judge appoints her a legal guardian.
Police said they aren’t aware of any domestic violence at the home and neighbors say they hadn’t seen or heard any fighting or arguing in the family recently. One former neighbor did say that the girl had admitted anger issues.
“Last year she was out all the time, she came out and told me that she had anger issues that she didn’t know how to control them, and that she felt sorry for whoever made her mad or was in her way,” said Denny Gallo-Lopez, who used to live below the family.
Police are continuing to investigate the events that led to the girl stabbing her step-mother to death. They also said it is doubtful that the girl will be charged as an adult.
“It’s certainly tragic to think a 12-year-old can get to the point where she thinks her only option is to cause harm to somebody, especially her parents,” said Elkhart Police spokesman Sgt. Chris Snyder.
That’s why I say parents have to employ preemptive strikes. The first time your kid displays any kind of anger issues, smother them in their sleep. It’s better to be safe than sorry and, unlike your own life, you can easily make another one.
This article was written by Morbid for The Dreamin Demon - the Internet's self-appointed buzzkill.
