A 14-year-old girl is accused of killing her grandmother in suburban Detroit
CANTON DORP, Mich. A 14-year-old girl is charged with the murder of her grandmother in suburban Detroit, authorities said Saturday.
The girl’s mental health and ability to understand the proceedings will be examined before additional court action takes place.
The 65-year-old victim was found with a knife in her home in Canton on Monday with a knife. A granddaughter was arrested the same day about 20 miles away in a motel in Southgate about 32 miles away.
The victim was a ‘nurse’ who raised her granddaughter. Our prayers are given to her son and family, ‘said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
If the teen is convicted of murder, a judge would have the option of convicting her as an adult or a juvenile or a combination of both, the prosecutor said.