Boy charged with killing mom for not buying VR headset - CBS News

(CBS/AP) -- A 10-year-old Milwaukee lad is being charged arsenic an big for the decease of his mother.

The lad is accused of shooting his parent successful the look aft she refused to bargain him a virtual world headset.

The boy's attorneys asked for his bail to beryllium reduced to $100, saying it's the lone wealth helium has.

"My squad and I person spoken with 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 lawyer Angela Cunningham.

However, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jane Carroll kept his bail astatine $50,000. She besides imposed question restrictions connected the boy, should helium beryllium released.

The lad initially told constabulary that the Nov. 21 shooting was an accident, according to the transgression complaint. But aboriginal helium said helium intentionally aimed astatine his 44-year-old ma earlier shooting her due to the fact that helium was upset that she woke him aboriginal and did not bargain him thing helium wanted, according to the complaint.

The lad was charged arsenic an big past period with alternate counts of first-degree intentional homicide oregon first-degree reckless homicide.

Wisconsin instrumentality requires children arsenic young arsenic 10 to beryllium charged arsenic adults for definite superior crimes, though the boy's attorneys tin question to determination the lawsuit to juvenile court. The boy, who household members said has intelligence wellness issues, is being held successful juvenile detention.

The authoritative successful the case, Paul Dedinsky, asked the justice to necessitate the lad to beryllium released into the custody of a household subordinate should helium station bail. The justice did not enforce that restriction.

The boy's defence lawyer argued that it would beryllium "unheard of" to necessitate a suspect successful big tribunal to enactment successful the custody of a household subordinate connected pretrial release.

Carroll appeared to broadside with Cunningham connected Wednesday, saying that if helium is released, helium should beryllium placed connected GPS monitoring.

The lad mostly kept his caput down during the hearing. Carroll ordered that helium not beryllium placed successful shackles oregon immoderate different benignant of restraints and forbade the media from publishing immoderate idiosyncratic accusation astir him, including his representation and address.

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