15-year-old charged with murder in stabbing of grandmother in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek section
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 15-year-old girl was charged with murder in the stabbing of her grandmother in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek neighborhood Wednesday morning.
Capt. Anthony Ganard told reporters that officers responded to a home near South 63rd and Spruce streets just after 2 a.m. on May 1. Inside the house, they located the victim, who police believe is 67 years old, in a back bedroom with multiple stab wounds. A knife was found at the scene.
Ganard said the woman was pronounced dead and her 15-year-old granddaughter was taken into custody.
According to police, early information indicates there was a "domestic disturbance" at the home that turned into a stabbing, and no one else was inside the home when police arrived at the scene. The victim and teen lived at the residence together and police confirmed that the woman was the 15-year-old's guardian.
Ganard added that the teenager made the 911 call to report the stabbing, and opened a window for officers to climb through when she couldn't open the door.
Police didn't have information on a previous history involving the 15-year-old.