A 15-year-old girl accused of stabbing her mother in her sleep has given a bizarre explanation for why she did it

Lexi Jade Brown, 15, was charged with attempted murder and arson, police say

A Mississippi teenager has been charged with attempted murder and first-degree arson after allegedly stabbing her mother multiple times and attempting to set the residence on fire.

Lexi Jade Brown, 15, was arrested after police responded to a Gulfport, Mississippi, residence early Friday morning, June 14, “in reference to a cutting incident,” Gulfport police said in a statement Monday. They found a woman with multiple stab wounds.

Investigators say the alleged victim woke up to Brown stabbing her as she lay in bed, adding that “Brown then attempted to start a fire inside the residence.”

During the investigation, Brown allegedly told authorities she planned to kill her mother because the alleged victim was a “weird bitch,” the statement said.

Brown reportedly said her mother “repressed the black side in her,” according to the statement, but she did not further clarify the reference.

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Brown is being held in an adult detention center on $1.25 million bail, per police. Juveniles over the age of 13 are tried as adults for criminal offenses in the state.

The investigation is ongoing and police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Gulfport Police Department at 228-868-5959 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898.

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