10-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of killing mom asks to pay bail with piggy bank money - WLS-TV

MILWAUKEE -- A 10-year-old Wisconsin lad is charged arsenic an big for fatally shooting his mother, allegedly implicit a virtual world headset.

The lad made his archetypal in-person quality successful tribunal Wednesday.

It was the archetypal in-person proceeding for the boy, arsenic the tiny kid was walked into the courtroom wearing a detention center-issued t-shirt.

The 10-year-old, passim astir of the hearing, sat softly with his caput down, WTMJ reported.

"Do you recognize we're successful juvenile court, but this is an big tribunal proceeding," Judge Jane Carroll asked.

Prosecutors person charged the kid with archetypal grade intentional homicide.

Records bespeak helium changeable his parent successful the look aft refusing to bargain him a virtual world headset.

"The ailment alleges that the unfortunate was changeable astatine precise adjacent scope successful the head," Judge Carroll said during the proceeding.

On Wednesday the boy's attorneys asked the tribunal to driblet a 2nd number of reckless homicide, calling it redundant. That volition beryllium decided adjacent month.

They've besides asked bail beryllium reduced to $100, saying that it's the lone wealth the lad has.

"We person spoken to him astir his quality to station anything. He told america astir piggy banks with savings that helium had from gifts, from day gifts. And scavenging done cushions successful the sofa that he's been capable to prevention up," said Angela Cunningham, the child's attorney.

The justice did not trim bail, keeping it astatine $50,000.

If the lad is incapable to station bail, helium whitethorn stay successful custody present and for the remainder of life, if convicted of intentional homicide.

The adjacent proceeding successful the lawsuit is acceptable for January 19.