13-year-old boy kills sister with wrestling moves
It was reported that a 13-year -old boy decided to practice wrestling stunts on his 5-year-old half-sister which resulted in her death.
The boy whose identity was not reveal due to his age has been sentenced to three years in a secure juvenile facilility.
Earlier this year, authorities said that the boy had described punching and jumping on the young girl and slamming her into her bed.
The teen was charged with second-degree murder, they told CNN.
WWE released a statement Wednesday, offering its condolences.
"WWE supports Judge
(Andrea Price) Janzen's summation that the 13-year-old boy absolutely
knew that he was hurting his 5-year-old little sister. Therefore, it is
illogical to conclude that the brutal and ultimately fatal beating of a
5-year-old little girl by a teenager could be confused with imitation of
WWE moves seen on TV," it read.
According to CNN affiliate WAFB, the boy pleaded guilty to negligent homicide.
As part of the sentence,
the state ordered that he be provided educational programming and
therapy to help him tackle what Palermo described as anger management,
grief and trauma. The teen's parents have been ordered to participate in
his therapy, Palermo told CNN.
In June, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Col. John Fortunato told CNN that the children's mother will not be charged.
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