9-year-old arraigned on murder, arson charges in Illinois fire that killed 5
10/22/2019 10:44 am PDT
via WGN:
EUREKA, Ill. (WGN) -- A 9-year-old central Illinois boy believed to have set a fire that led to the deaths of five family members has been arraigned on first-degree murder charges.
The Journal Star in Peoria reports Woodford County Circuit Court Judge Charles Feeney on Monday read a juvenile petition citing the murder charges, along with arson counts.
The boy at times indicated he did not understand. Feeney appointed a public defender for the boy.
The April 6 fire killed a 1-year-old, two 2-year-olds, a 34-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman at a mobile home park about 150 miles southwest of Chicago.
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