A five-year-old boy stabbed his twin brother to death while the couple fought at their family home near Santa Cruz, California, authorities said.
The brothers had been fighting at their home on Tucker Road in Scotts Valley, just six miles north of Santa Cruz, when one of the boys grabbed “a small kitchen knife,” the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said.
The stabbed victim was rushed to a hospital, where he died.
The sheriff’s office called Wednesday afternoon’s stabbing “tragic” and said the twins had simply been fighting “like brothers sometimes do.”
No charges will be filed in connection with the murder “in light of all the circumstances uncovered by our investigators,” police said.
A five-year-old boy fatally stabbed his twin brother during a fight at their home near Santa Cruz, California. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
Under California law, criminal intent, age, and wrongfulness are factors that must be considered when charging minors with a crime.
“Based on the current investigation, there is no indication of negligence or criminal activity by any other party,” the sheriff’s office said.
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