Canton girl accused of stabbing her grandmother to death with a kitchen knife on charges of murder

KANTON A 14-year-old girl from Canton who is accused of stabbing and killing her 65-year-old grandmother is on trial for murder.

The murder took place on February 21 at about 7:15 a.m. in the 4150 block of Kimberly Drive in Canton, although the body of the victim was found by police on February 22.

Police say the grandmother, Cynthia Mosby of Canton, was supervising the teenager.

Charges against the teen were announced Saturday by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. She is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder.

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According to the prosecutor’s office, the teenager is not charged as an adult. However, she was designated as an adult.

“This means that an appointment of an adult on conviction enables the judge to sentence the respondent as a juvenile or as an adult, or to form a mixed juvenile with the option of a sentence for adults. impose if the juvenile is not rehabilitated, ”the prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Saturday announcing the charges.

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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy added: ‘The fatal stabbing of Mrs. Mosby is very sad and upset. Mosby was a nurse who raised her granddaughter. Our prayers go out to her son and family. In this case, the 14-year-old girl is designated as an adult because it gives the debtor the most flexibility during sentencing to provide options for rehabilitation of this very troubled youth. ‘

According to police, Mosby’s body was found by her son, the father of the suspect. When he found Mosby in the Canton home, his daughter was not there.

Officers were led to a bedroom in the home where the body of the victim was pointed down on the floor with multiple stab wounds.

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The prosecutor’s office states that the teenager apparently planned the crime, although no additional details were provided.

On February 21, the teenager allegedly killed her grandmother by stabbing her several times with a kitchen knife.

After the murder, she entered a Southgate motel. On Feb. 22, Canton investigators found the teenager in the hotel and arrested him.

“We express our deepest condolences to Cynthia Mosby’s family. Our police officers and detectives worked tirelessly to identify the tragic circumstances of her death. “Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy’s prosecutor was invaluable following this challenging set of facts,” said Chad Baugh, director of the Canton Police Department.

The teen is represented by local criminal justice attorney Jeffrey Schwartz and is currently being held in the Wayne County detention facility.

She was referred for evaluation of competence and criminal responsibility. The next court date is April 15.

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