Police: 8-year-old charged in beating death of 1-year-old
(AP) — An 8-year-old boy is being charged with beating a 1-year-old girl to death while they were left home alone as their mothers went to a nightclub, Alabama police said Tuesday.
The boy beat and killed 1-year-old Kelci Devine Lewis when she wouldn't stop crying, Birmingham police spokesman Sean Edwards said.
Police said a murder warrant has been obtained for the boy, who is now in the care of Alabama's child welfare agency, the Department of Human Resources.
"Children themselves are not really designed for a court system, and our court system — even our juvenile court systems — are not designed for very young children," Dvorchak said.
Another photo posted to her page showed that a fish fry fundraiser had been planned for Oct. 17 to cover Kelci's funeral costs.