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A 13-year-old Alberta girl has been found guilty of murdering her parents and younger brother in a bloody attack in their Medicine Hat home.
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Judge Scott Brooker reminded jurors that even if Steinke physically stabbed the girl's mother, her father and brother, under Canadian law, an accused can be found guilty if they intentionally help, encourage or persuade another person to commit a crime.
So ... a 12 year old girl (now 13 by the time the court trial rolls around) stabs her little brother a few times and convinces her 23 year old boyfriend (yes, she was having sex with him) to murder off the parents.
What do you do ?
On one hand , the girl cannot possibly understand the magnitude of her crimes, so guild in the traditional sense isn't happening.
On the other hand , you can't exactly put her in a foster home or a group home , not with her having a history of violence (she only encouraged the death of her parents, but she did stab her own little brother). And she's far too young to live on her own. Really , jail is her only choice. No one can care for a child that kills the care givers. She's likely to grow up to become an evil witch , and one has to wonder how many more will die now that she has "learned" that killing someone is only 6 years or so in jail.
As for the 23 year old man , they need to throw the book at him. Triple murder, statutory rape , the works. What the heck was he doing with a 12 year old in the first place ?
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