Twin claims he was asleep when he stabbed his 17-year-old sister, prosecutors say

HOUSTON – KPRC 2 learned new details on Thursday of a fatal stabbing in which authorities said a twin brother stabbed his 17-year-old sister to death.

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The obligation for Benjamin Elliot is set at $ 100,000. He’s charged with murder. He did not appear in Harris County court Thursday because he is in the mental health unit.

Prosecutors on Thursday said Benjamin Elliott admitted stabbing his sister in the neck, but claimed he was dreaming / sleeping as his sister, Meghan Elliott, was repeatedly stabbed.

“The accused said that after realizing that he was not dreaming, he removed the knife and placed it next to the complainant, turned on the bedroom light and applied pressure to the injury with a pillow, “read a prosecutor.

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They say when he realized it wasn’t a dream and stabbed his sister, he called 911 and the operator told him to perform CPR. Then he alerted his parents, who can be heard screaming during the 911 call.

“Seven minutes after the start of the 911 call, the accused calls his parents who are heard screaming and crying in the background,” read a prosecutor.

The stab wounds were reported around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 4100 block of Brown Meadow Court in western Harris County.

See the initial report of KPRC 2.