OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old boy held for aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 2-year-old cousin first told deputies that she fell from a playpen.
After the medical examiner found multiple fractures and bruises and ruled that Journee Blyden’s death in June was a homicide, the boy told investigators a different story: He said he accidentally fell on top of her on the kitchen floor, lifted her to the counter to examine her, and then accidentally knocked her to the floor again.
A judge ordered the boy to remain in custody Thursday pending formal charges after the boy’s sister told child welfare workers that he repeatedly hit her and their young cousin.
