14-Year-Old Boy Charged with Murder in Stabbing Death of Barnard Student Tessa Majors

Tessa Majors.Photo: Tessa Majors/Instagram

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection to theDec. 11 stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors.

The suspect was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and several counts of robbery.

NBC New York also reported that Weaver was arraigned on Saturday afternoon and was remanded without bail. He is expected to appear in court on Feb. 19.

Tessa Majors.Tessa Majors/Instagram

“We are confident that we have the person in custody who stabbed her, and that person will face justice in a court of law,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea reportedly said. “For that I am grateful, the city is grateful and the community around Morningside Park can take some comfort.”

A 13-year-old boy has already been charged with second-degree murder in the case.

Majors was fatally stabbed multiple times during an alleged botched robbery inside Morningside Park, which is near the Barnard and Columbia University campuses in Manhattan.

The attack happened stepsfrom Majors’ dormitory.

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Majors’ grandmother, Martha Burton, told PEOPLE in December that it is hard to comprehend that Tessa is gone.

“She had a younger brother, two years younger,” Burton said. “I am praying for him. They were so close, I never saw them fight. It’s so hard for him.”

source: people.com