Kansas City girl, 5, may face murder charges in drowning

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Kansas City girl, 5, may face murder charges in drowning

By | Reuters – 14 hours ago

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A 5-year-old girl could face murder charges in

the recent drowning of a toddler in a bathtub, police said on Thursday.

Kansas City police are waiting for a medical examiner's report on how Jermane

Jr., died, but have investigated the death as a homicide, spokesman

Darin Snapp said Thursday.

" I've been in law enforcement for 20 years and it's the youngest suspect I can

remember, " Snapp said. " It's extremely rare. "

, 18 months old, was in a Kansas City house on June 3rd with other

children, but the 16-year-old girl who was supposed to be looking after them

fell asleep, Snapp said.

Investigators learned through interviews that a 5-year-old girl in the house got

irritated at the boy, Snapp said.

" She said she got angry because he would not stop crying and she held him under

the water until he stopped crying, " Snapp said.

Snapp said a decision on to handle the case will be left up to prosecutors after

the medical examiner's report is released.

(Editing by B. Kelleher and Bohan)