9-year-old boy set his house on fire and killed most of his family

Kyle a nine year old baby was accused this Tuesday of first degree murder for the death of five members of his family: three children – two of his brothers and a cousin – and two adults – his great grandmother and his mother's boyfriend – at Timberline Park, Goodfield, Illinois. The prosecution claims that the boy intentionally burned the night of April 6 at the house where the family group was located.

"It was a difficult decision" said Star Newspaper Woodford County Attorney Greg Minger. "It's a tragedy, but in the end a very young person is accused of one of the most serious crimes we have committed," said Katrina Alwood, mother of the accused. CBS News that his son "is not a monster" and who has recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

The suspect is also charged with premeditated fire and another fire aggravated with premeditation, according to the same source. Star Newspaper. Minger made it clear that he had reviewed several information about the fire before suing Kyle – the prosecutor did not disclose the identity of the accused, who was known thanks to the testimony of the mother. According to the findings of the Woodford County Coroner, Tim Ruestman, the fire that ended the life of Ariel Wall, a baby one year old; Rose Alwood and Daemeon Wall, both two years old; Jason Wall, 34; and Kathryn Murray, 69, This was started intentionally.

Katrina Alwood managed to escape. She was engaged to Jason Wall, with whom she had Ariel and Daemeon. Rose Alwood was Katrina's niece and her grandmother Kathryn Murray. "I stood at the window and told my children that I regretted not being able to save them.I told them that mom was there and that I loved them.If there was luck, at least they I also told Jason that I loved him and I then something told me that they were gone"said the mother of the accused in an exclusive interview with the television network CBS News

"Everyone looks at him like he's kind of a monster, but that's not the case," defended Alwood, adding, "People make mistakesand that's it. Yes, it was a horrible tragedy, but it's still not something for which you have to ruin your life"During the interview, the woman explained that Kyle had recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He described it as a loving baby and made a call for a second chance.

"The nine-year-old boys do not know that Santa Claus does not exist, they do not know that people are dying and they do not come back to life"The former prosecutor and child advocate, Gus Kostopoulos, told the local press," I do not know if nine-year-olds can try to commit murder, "he added. Illinois created the first juvenile special court in 1899. Even if the suspect is convicted by the judge – he will not submit to the decision of a jury – he will not go to jail . "Because of his age, probation is the only result that can be obtained," said prosecutor Minger, who added that conviction he will be at least five years old, but he can not go beyond that when the defendant is 21 years old.

Since 2006, no non-adult person has been charged with multiple murder, according to the agency's database. Associated press, the digital newspaper USA Today and Northeastern University in Boston, where the number of homicides is four or more and who die in less than 24 hours in the United States. The FBI released a report in early October in which it revealed that between 2013 and 2018 at least 30,467 children under 10 years old They were arrested in the United States. The annual figure has declined considerably in recent years to reach 3501 in 2018.