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Hi - the gender is defined in the official NH DOJ arrest news release: Last line of Juvenile Charged in Connection with Northfield Homicides | News Releases | NH Department of Justice
2016 Tennessee case
An 11-year-old boy in Jefferson County, Tennessee, has been sentenced to spend the next eight years in juvenile prison for the murder of an 8-year-old girl, according to a court document.
Boy, 11, sentenced in shotgun murder of 8-year-old girl in Tennessee | CNN
An 11-year-old boy will spend eight years in juvenile prison for murdering 8-year-old MaKayla Dyer with a shotgun after she refused to let him play with her puppy, according to a sentencing document.www.cnn.com
While it may seem surprising to some that the father, the person whose choice to leave a loaded gun unsecured led to the death of 8-year-old MaKayla, faced no charges, this is often the case. In Tennessee, it is not uncommon for the gun owning adult in these cases not to be charged. The first year MaKayla’s Law was filed and presented before the Senate Judiciary Committee, District Attorney Ray Whitley was called to testify. He spoke in favor of the bill as well, noting the difficulty in prosecuting reckless endangerment cases, the lack of legal guidance when it comes to filing charges in these cases, and the inconsistency of when or if charges are filed.
MaKayla's Law - Safe Tennessee Project
On October 3, 2015, 8-year-old MaKayla Dyer and her sister were playing with their new puppy outside their mobile home when their 11-year-old neighbor called to them from inside his home, asking if he could play with the puppy. MaKayla refused, so the 11-year-old boy retrieved his father’s...
You understand that there are psychopaths of all ages, correct? Not all kids are nice kids. There are child psychopaths who kill without a second though and enjoy it and then go on their merry way.
Clearly LE won't release identifying information about the juvenile arrested. Does this mean the public won't receive any further information about these murders?
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Good question. I don't know the answer. Even when tried as juveniles, for serious offenses such as murder, we will probably hear more about the case when prosecution and trial get closer. Also probably depends on the age of the juvenile, whether mental health is an issue, whether their case is transferred to superior court or stays in juvenile court system, and the laws in NH specific to juvenile prosecution.
| New Hampshire |
| Lower Age: | None specified |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Discretionary Waiver | NHS Tit. XII, Sec. 169-B:24 |
| Sec. 628:1 |
| The case of a child 15 or older charged with any felony, or that of a child of at least 13 charged with one of a list of specified felonies, may be transferred to superior court following a transfer hearing at which the child is entitled to the assistance of counsel. The juvenile court must consider a number of criteria in making the transfer determination, and any transfer order must be supported by "a written statement of findings and reasons." Following a transfer order, if the case is "accepted by the superior court," that court "may dispose of all criminal charges arising out of the incident which led to" the transfer. |
| If the petition for transfer to superior court is filed by a child of at least 16, the juvenile court may transfer the child without making the findings that would otherwise be required. |
| Offense Category | Minimum Age | Offense Detail |
| Certain Felonies | 15 | Any felony. |
| Murder | 13 | First and second degree murder, manslaughter, attempted murder. |
| Person | 13 | First and second degree assault, kidnapping, aggravated felonious sexual assault, criminal restraint, class A felony robbery. |
| Presumptive Waiver | NHS Tit. XII, Sec. 169-B:24(IV) |
| In cases that meet statutory age/offense/prior record criteria, the law creates a presumption that the factors that must be considered by the juvenile court in ruling on a transfer petition support a transfer to the superior court. |
| Offense Category | Minimum Age | Offense Detail |
| Certain Felonies | 15 | Any felony committed by a child with at least 4 separate delinquency adjudications. |
| Murder | 15 | First and second degree murder, manslaughter, attempted murder. |
| Person | 15 | First degree assault; second degree assault (except when it consists merely of purposely or knowingly injuring a child under 13); kidnapping; aggravated felonious sexual assault; criminal restraint; class A felony robbery. |
| Drug | 15 | Manufacturing, selling, prescribing, administering, or transporting controlled drugs in specified quantities, or possessing them with intent to sell, dispense, or compound them. |
*Worm: I suspect the severity of the crimes may result in this minor being treated as adult by LE.
Three people are dead. Three people. A baby and a toddler. Rehabilitation? How does someone ever rehabilitate from that?
