01-13-2005, 02:29 PM
Springfield 12-year-old faces murder, rape charges
By Associated Press
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A 12-year-old Springfield boy has been charged with murdering and raping a 3-year-old boy, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
The 12-year-old is not being identified because of his age. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Springfield Juvenile Court on Wednesday.
Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett said 3-year-old Jeremy Rosario Milan died on Dec. 19 after being hospitalized two days earlier with several bruises and a severe head injury. The 12-year-old was charged with assaulting the little boy and pleaded innocent to the crime in Juvenile Court on Dec. 20. He has been held since then on $10,000 bail in the custody of the state Department of Youth Services.
According to an autopsy, Jeremy died from blunt force trauma to the brain. Bennett would not give many details about what happened, but said Jeremy had been raped at least twice and beaten several times between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17, while he was left in the care of individuals outside of his immediate family.
Alan Black, the 12-year-old's lawyer, would not comment on the case
By Associated Press
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A 12-year-old Springfield boy has been charged with murdering and raping a 3-year-old boy, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
The 12-year-old is not being identified because of his age. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Springfield Juvenile Court on Wednesday.
Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett said 3-year-old Jeremy Rosario Milan died on Dec. 19 after being hospitalized two days earlier with several bruises and a severe head injury. The 12-year-old was charged with assaulting the little boy and pleaded innocent to the crime in Juvenile Court on Dec. 20. He has been held since then on $10,000 bail in the custody of the state Department of Youth Services.
According to an autopsy, Jeremy died from blunt force trauma to the brain. Bennett would not give many details about what happened, but said Jeremy had been raped at least twice and beaten several times between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17, while he was left in the care of individuals outside of his immediate family.
Alan Black, the 12-year-old's lawyer, would not comment on the case
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