In San Deigo, Rebecca D’Aoust, 56, died yesterday after she was allegedly struck on the head with a hammer or another blunt object by her own 14-year-old daughter, also named Rebecca D’Aoust. On Sunday the daughter was arrested and the mother died in the hospital Monday from the fatal blow. The mother worked as a counselor at a San Diego elementary school.
Her 14-year-old daughter was arrested following Sunday morning’s attack in the family’s Scripps Ranch home about 15 miles north of downtown San Diego. The girl is being held on suspicion of murder. [LATimes.com]
It is still unclear what caused the daughter to commit such a violent act. D’Aoust, 14, is expected to be arraigned today by the Supreme Court where they will decide if she should be tried as an adult for her actions. They jury will be able to consider the circumstances and the severity of the murder before deciding whether to try her as an adult or a juvenile.
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1 Lindsey // May 29, 2008 at 3:14 pm
One of the interesting things about our justice system is word usage - “adult” and “child”. Personally I’d go by phrases, particularly “malicious intent”, “strategic planning”, or “horsing around” (or whatever). Both adults and children are capable of all of the above and then some. I’d have to hear more facts as what caused the whole situation.
2 Jeff Barrick // May 29, 2008 at 4:41 pm
She’s 14 period the end / and it was her own MOM. You just can’t keep trying these “Kids” as adults just because the story gets some good media buzz. The girls life is already messed up for good, why should we stick her prison to boot? I say let her go, she’ll have to deal with this tragedy, that she created, in her own way and time. It was a family affair.
3 Bobbie // May 29, 2008 at 10:25 pm
This one is a hard one. However by fourteen you know that murder is wrong. I don’t have much confidence in our justice system though to make an opinion on this notion of being tried as an adult or not. But I agree with Jeff that she is condemned to a lifetime of her own conscience.
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