08-23-2011, 08:31 PM
i'm surprised he's being charged with 1st degree since he probably didn't intend to kill her. just to quiet her. tragic.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – A 13-year-old boy has admitted to shaking his 9-month-old sister, according to court documents. He now faces a first degree murder charge in her death.
Crystian Rivera is in the Oklahoma County Jail, arrested on one count of first-degree murder in the death of his sister. He's being held without bond and being treated as an adult in this case.
A 13-year-old boy has been accused of killing his sister because her crying interrupted a video game he was playing.
Crystian Rivera is alleged to have shaken his nine-month-old sister so hard she suffered a serious brain injury and fractured skull.
The Oklahoma teen allegedly told police he was angry because the baby's cries distracted him from his game and caused his character to die.
She had started crying after falling over in their family apartment, the affidavit said. After violently shaking the infant, named Linda Walleska Beletzuy, he told police he put her back in her cot so he could continue to play on his console.
An arrest report revealed that Rivera said his sister continued to cry and eventually fell asleep.
His parents discovered the seriously injured child when they returned home from work and rushed the baby to hospital.
Rivera was initially arrested on a child abuse charge, but this was upgraded to murder after the infant died on August 19th.
Police had first been called to the Deaconess Children’s hospital in Oklahoma City because the baby's injuries did not match the explanation offered by the parents.
The baby girl had a skull fracture with blood clots that were compressing her brain. Doctors concluded the injuries were caused from her being violently shaken.
OKLAHOMA CITY – A 13-year-old boy has admitted to shaking his 9-month-old sister, according to court documents. He now faces a first degree murder charge in her death.
Crystian Rivera is in the Oklahoma County Jail, arrested on one count of first-degree murder in the death of his sister. He's being held without bond and being treated as an adult in this case.
A 13-year-old boy has been accused of killing his sister because her crying interrupted a video game he was playing.
Crystian Rivera is alleged to have shaken his nine-month-old sister so hard she suffered a serious brain injury and fractured skull.
The Oklahoma teen allegedly told police he was angry because the baby's cries distracted him from his game and caused his character to die.
She had started crying after falling over in their family apartment, the affidavit said. After violently shaking the infant, named Linda Walleska Beletzuy, he told police he put her back in her cot so he could continue to play on his console.
An arrest report revealed that Rivera said his sister continued to cry and eventually fell asleep.
His parents discovered the seriously injured child when they returned home from work and rushed the baby to hospital.
Rivera was initially arrested on a child abuse charge, but this was upgraded to murder after the infant died on August 19th.
Police had first been called to the Deaconess Children’s hospital in Oklahoma City because the baby's injuries did not match the explanation offered by the parents.
The baby girl had a skull fracture with blood clots that were compressing her brain. Doctors concluded the injuries were caused from her being violently shaken.