Mar. 16, 2025
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The boy’s half-brother, Lucian Adrian Johnston, is facing two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for his suspected role in the attack, which authorities say unfolded inside a car in Katy on Sunday during a “heated” argument.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office alleges Johnston was seated in the back of the car with his younger sibling when the great-grandparents informed Johnston that, as a result of his recent behaviors, he had to move out of their home.
Mar. 16, 2025
The body of Hezekiah Bernard, 12, was found in a dumpster in Philadelphia.Photo:FOX 29 Philadelphia/Youtube; Level Up Instagram
FOX 29 Philadelphia/Youtube; Level Up Instagram
Ernest Ransom, a staff inspector at the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit, confirmed in a press conference the victim was Hezekiah Bernard, multiple media outlets reported includingCBS Philadelphia.
“Mr. Bernard was 12 years old,” said Ransom at a press conference Thursday, per6-ABC. “He was brutally killed and placed in a trash can.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Go Fund MeA 12-year-old girl has died and her 4-year-old sister is in critical condition after a horse fell onto the sisters on Tuesday while they were horseback riding in California, PEOPLE confirms.Yolanda Ceja was at Orcas Park in Lake View Terrace with her young sister and parents that evening when she and the little girl climbed onto the horse’s back for a ride,KABCreports. The horse reared up and buckled, according to the station.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: getty imagesA 12-year-old died on Saturday after suffering a ski accident at Mt. Seymour Ski Resort in North Vancouver.The North Vancouver Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) received a call to assist BC Emergency Health Services to help with a “seriously injured” child, the RCMP said in apress release.The 12-year-old was transported to the BC Children’s Hospital where they were pronounced dead.“Our thoughts and hearts remain with the family through this tragedy,” Sgt.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Brigid Curtin, 12, died after suffering stab wounds to her neck and torso, the Hartford County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms to PEOPLE.
The siblings were seventh graders at Sedgwick Middle School in West Hartford, where online records showed they were both honor students last year.
The family is reeling from the violence.
“We are all enduring a very painful and unimaginable loss,” Mayor Shari Cantor said in a statement on behalf of the family, which asked for privacy.