10-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Murdered Baby Minutes After Getting Home from School: Report

The call came just after 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 30:a 6-month-old boy was hurt, bleeding from his face, and he needed help.

On Oct. 30, Sweeney told police that six children had been left in her care that day, including the 10-year-old girl and the infant who died.

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According to the report, Sweeney and the kids — “except [for] the infant who was still sleeping” — went outside after the girl got back from school.

“Sweeney stated that children were in and out of the house for short periods of time,” the report explains. “Sweeney stated she instructed the children to stay out of the house due to the infant sleeping.”

On Thursday, the same day the boy died after being hospitalized, the 10-year-old provided police with information that “was not consistent from what investigators had discovered at this point in the investigation,” the report alleges.

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The 10-year-old, who is being held in lieu of $50,000 cash bail, appeared in court on Monday where she sobbed into her mother’s arms.

“She panicked and didn’t know what to do and didn’t want to get into trouble,” Newell said, “and then she proceeded to stomp on the 6-month-old’s head.”

She has been charged as an adult. Her case is likely to move to juvenile court but, because she is at least 10, the charge was required to begin in adult court,according to theMinneapolis Star Tribune.

source: people.com