How do you, at just 10 years old, beat someone
until they die? At 10? That's exactly what
Tristen Kurilla from Pennsylvania, (pictured
above) did. He beat a 90 year old woman until
she died.
He is currently being held in the adult jail as he
awaits trial. He is the youngest person ever to
face a murder charge in Pennsylvania.
Here's what he did. Tristen was visiting his
grandfather in October this year. According to
what he later told police, he entered the room of
90 year old Helen Novak who lived with his
grand dad on Oct 11 to ask her a question. He
said Helen screamed at him and told him to
leave her room. He said he lost his temper,
picked the woman's wooden cane and attacked
the woman who sitting in her bed.
Police say Tristen beat her with the cane, hooked
it around her neck and pushed it into her throat
for a few seconds then punched her five times in
the throat and several times in the stomach.
There was no one else at the time of the incident
to help Helen.
When the boy's granddad returned shortly and
found Helen unresponsive, he called medics and
the police. Tristen told police he'd only meant to
hurt her, not kill her.
He is currently in adult jail though his lawyers
are trying to get the courts to transfer the case
to juvenile court and have Tristen moved to a
youth detainment facility because of his age.
That has not happened yet.
His parents are said to be devastated and
claimed Tristen was such a good and kind boy
who wouldn't a hurt a fly.
Tristen has since met with a psychiatrist and will
next meet with the defense’s mental health
expert.
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