Three young girls have been charged with murder in the death of a 64-year-old disabled man in Washington, D.C.
On Thursday, a 13-year-old girl was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, and on Friday, two more girls, ages 12 and 13, were both arrested and charged with second-degree murder, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)said in a statementon Friday.
Two judges dismissed a first-degree murder charge in the case, citing a lack of evidence, according toThe Washington Post, which was present at the hearings.
They then proceeded to pull down his pants, take his belt and hit him with it,The Washington Postreported. One of the girls in the video could be heard cheering, “He’s leaking,” referring to Brown’s head bleeding, the newspaper added.
One detective called the clip “horrific” in court, according toNBC Washington.
During the two-day-long court proceedings, homicide detective Harry Singleton testified that Brown was disabled, perThe WashingtonPost. He had mental health issues, had two fingers on each hand and had a metal plate in his head, Singleton said.
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The 12-year-old involved in the case is now on crutches after being shot on Friday morning before being arrested, the outletadded. According to NBC Washington, law enforcement said she was shot and wounded in her home less than a mile away from the location where Brown was assaulted. She had been hit in the leg and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the affiliate station reported.
No other details were released about the shooting incident, according toThe Washington Post.
All three girls are being held in the D.C. Youth Services Center and are expected back in court this week,The Washington Postlearned during the hearing.
“My uncle really didn’t deserve this,” Brown’s niece told NBC Washington in a statement. “He was known in this community for years, so for this to happen where he lived for 64 [years] is insane. They have to be held accountable.”
source: people.com
