A 9-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree after he allegedly stabbed his 5-year-old sister with a kitchen knife in an apartment, according to the Ocala Police Department in Florida
At his initial court appearance in Marion County on Tuesday, a judge ordered the boy to undergo psychiatric evaluation, video from CNN affiliate WESH showed. He was also assigned a public defender and will remain in secured detention, CNN affiliate WKMG reported. CNN reached out to the Marion County Public Defender's office but has not yet heard back. His next court appearance is scheduled for February 5.CNN is not naming the child because of his age.
The boy was located on the property and taken into custody shortly after law enforcement arrived on the scene.The police detective that detailed the incident in the affidavit wrote that he saw a large kitchen knife in the hallway that appeared to have blood on the blade, along with blood inside the room and leading out into the hallway.
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