Fifteen-year-old kills mother with 'choke hold'; four-year-old sister witnesses crime in Portugal
A 15-year-old boy murdered his mother using a strangulation technique whilst his four-year-old sister watched. The Public Prosecutor's Office seeks to award guardianship of the girl to the paternal family.
Guardianship of four-year-old girl in judicial decision following mother's death at hands of underage brother
The Public Prosecutor's Office argues that the paternal family should assume guardianship of a four-year-old child who witnessed the murder of her mother, killed by her own 15-year-old son. The information is reported by Correio da Manhã, which is following the judicial process now in the hands of the courts.
The youth, aged 15 at the time of the crime, killed his mother by applying a 'choke hold', a strangulation technique that causes loss of consciousness and can be fatal when maintained. His younger sister, only four years old, was present and witnessed everything.
The girl's future now depends on a judicial decision. According to Correio da Manhã, the Public Prosecutor's Office's position points to the paternal family as the entity responsible for guardianship of the child, thus removing her from the context in which the crime occurred.
Source: Correio da Manhã