A 14-year-old boy was charged with killing his grandmother
Florida authorities have charged a 14-year-old boy with manslaughter in the death of his grandmother.
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Details on the deadly attack of a 14-year-old boy in Florida
EVERYBODY reported finding by Broward County deputies 79 years old Yevheniia Koval unresponsive with multiple bruises in a Lauderdale Lakes home on May 23.
The sheriff’s office later announced it had arrested Yevheniia Koval’s 14-year-old niece for her murder, which officials ruled was a homicide.
Now, Broward County authorities have charged the 14-year-old boy Sofia Koval with manslaughter, according to PEOPLE. She was charged as an adult.
Sofia’s father told police that he left his daughter with her mother on May 23 to visit a friend, then returned to find her mother unresponsive with scratches on her neck and bruises on her face. face, legs and arms.
Yevheniia was then taken to Broward Health Medical, where she was pronounced dead.
each WSVNan arrest report said Sofia told her father that she attacked her grandmother in self-defense.
NBC Miami claims that Sofia Koval allegedly told her father that she “hit her grandmother with a belt several times.” She admitted that she believed she “helped” the old woman die because she was “already dying.”
More About Sofia Koval & What’s Next for Her?
PEOPLE revealed that Sofia’s father said she recently moved to Florida from Ukraine, where she witnessed the war going on. He also mentioned her “behavioral problems” due to conflicts and separation from her mother.
PEOPLE confirm that if convicted, Sofia could face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. However, the newspaper added that she could also face a juvenile sentence of three years in a correctional facility.
At this time, Sofia Koval is said to remain detained without bail.
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