Springfield teen arrested, charged in stabbing death of mother

Lina Portman7 days ago

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A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his mother to death at her home in the Twin Lakes subdivision north of the city.

The stabbing happened at a home in the 3000 block of Shadow Fax Drive shortly before midnight Saturday.

Springfield police were alerted by a 911 call.

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Deputy Chief Sara Pickford, reached Sunday, said the teenager was located at the scene by officers.

The teenager was transported to the police station for questioning and was eventually arrested on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery and unlawful use of a weapon.

He was then taken to a juvenile detention center outside Springfield.

The Sangamon County Juvenile Detention Center on South Dirksen Parkway has been closed since the Sept. 30 shooting of a teenager by a Springfield police officer. The teenager was armed with a weapon as he attempted to leave the establishment.

The victim in Saturday's incident, a 51-year-old woman, suffered multiple stab wounds, Pickford said.

She was taken to Springfield Memorial Hospital for treatment but did not survive and was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m., Pickford said.

Neither has been named by Springfield police. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said an autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Pickford could not immediately confirm whether the teenager lived there or whether anyone else was present during the stabbing.

Sangamon County Prosecutor John Milhiser called the case “tragic.”

His office is still reviewing the case with a view to formally charging him.

Under Illinois law, once a person turns 16, they are automatically transferred to adult court on certain charges, including first-degree murder, although the defense attorney can challenge that decision.

In the April 24 fatal shooting of Southeast High School student Keyon Day, one of the people charged was 16 and was transferred to adult court.

The state attorney's office also has the discretion to charge a person under 16 in adult court if they request it in juvenile court and the judge grants the request. This also happened in Day's case, against a suspect who was then 15.

This story will be updated.

Contact Steven Spearie: 217-622-1788; [email protected] ; X, twitter.com/@StevenSpearie.

Lina Portman

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