12-Year-Old Elkhart, Ind. Girl Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Stepmother
(CBS) -- A 12-year-old girl from Elkhart, Indiana is being held in juvenile detention accused of murdering her stepmother, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
A neighbor in the apartment complex where the crime occurred said the girl had anger issues, but nothing to suggest she would allegedly stab her step-mother to death.
According to Elkhart Police Sergeant Chris Snyder, 50-year-old Maria Torres was stabbed to death after the girl set fire to her bedroom.
"When they got there, they found a scene I don't think they were expecting," Snyder said.
Firefighters found Torres stabbed to death and her husband, the girl's father, also stabbed and suffering from non-life threatening wounds after he tried to intervene, Snyder said.
Neighbor Denny Gallo-Lopez told WSBT she was shocked.
"Never would've thought it would've happened to them," she said. "The Torres family is really gentle, kind people."
The girl ran from the scene and was picked up by police nearby.