I wish there was more to the story, towards the end it says the victim was biking with his mother, so there is some story missing on how, why and so on.
The mother found the boy and tried to revive him but couldn't. I can't imagine anything more horrible than what she is going through.
I can't either. It's bad enough to have a child die but to be there and not beening able to keep your child alive until help gets there, and I guess the other kids were watching.
I know a little but it's third hand so take it with two grains of salt. The boy is a twin and he was with his mother and his two brothers (one being the other twin and an eleven year old). They were also with another woman and her two girls. They were riding on the bike path that runs through the Bluffs subdivision (upscale golf community in St Fran). They were split into two groups and it seems one twin was in front with the other woman and her two girls. The other twin (victim) was with his mother and the older brother and decided to separate from his mother/brother and catch up with his twin and the others. The first group had already passed the 16yr old on the path and I'm told he mumbled something indistinguishable as the first group passed. The mother found the boy and tried to revive him but couldn't. I can't imagine anything more horrible than what she is going through. It seems like a completely random act and I can't begin to imagine what would make a 16yr old attack an 8yr old and brutally murder him. And just to nip any thoughts in the bud, both the victim and the perp are white.
Again, this is third hand so don't assume the facts are completely accurate. If I find out more or need to edit anything written I'll do so. This is the exact thing that scares the crap out of me. I tell people it doesn't matter who you are or where you are you can be a victim. The line between paranoid and prepared is thin. I'm not saying live your life in fear but don't ever get complacent.
p.s. I agree with the mandatory military program but 2 years is extreme. Speaking from the mother of a Marine...it only took them 3 months to change my son's life.
It will be a major surprise if it is determined the killer had nothing in his system. Little bastard.
I am going to take a stab and say this kid is just bat **** crazy. Apparently the kids parents are good folks and are active in the community. My grandparents live at the Bluffs and everyone is in total shock and disbelief. My grandfather walked that same trail on many occasions. It could have just as easily been him that this kid attacked. I also know the mother of the victim. I can't imagine how hard it must be loosing a child in such a senseless manner.
I wish there was more to the story, towards the end it says the victim was biking with his mother, so there is some story missing on how, why and so on.
Either way, the 16 year old should be consider an adult in court and he should be charged as such. Once again if we had a mandatory military program for a minimum of 2 year starting at age 16 things like this would not happen, parents are too scared to teach children values and whoop their ass when they need it, so maybe if they would get a military formation at some point in their lifes it would prevent them from being rejects from society.
I am going to take a stab and say this kid is just bat **** crazy.