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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Isabel Keane

A 10-year-old boy claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing of 13-year-old girl. Now, police have charged him with murder

A 10-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of 13-year-old Riley DeArmas earlier this year in Texas - (Facebook)

A 10-year-old Texas boy who claimed self-defense in the stabbing death of a 13-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with her murder.

Houston police were called to an apartment complex the night of February 4 after receiving reports of a fight between two groups of people. Once at the scene, officers found a young girl, later identified as Riley DeArmas, had been stabbed, KTRK reported.

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