In the past two days, a juvenile homicide case in the United States has attracted the attention of netizens:
Bobby Maher, a 14-year-old Wyoming teenager, was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife by two 15-year-old teenagers, JJ and Dom, in an attempt to protect his girlfriend, and prosecutors charged the two assailants with first-degree murder separately by adult standards.
As a result, JJ and Dom may face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or even the death penalty...
(被两名同龄人刺死的Bobby Maher)
Last Sunday afternoon, in Caspar, Wyoming, Maher suddenly received a call from his girlfriend, saying that he was wandering around the mall with his girlfriend and was being followed and harassed by two ill-intentioned teenagers, and asked Maher to come over and help.
(Maher and girlfriend's selfie)
Maher put down the phone and rushed over.
When he arrives at the mall, he finds that his girlfriend and girlfriend are being pestered by two teenagers of the same age, and those two teenagers are JJ and Dom (abbreviation), students from the same school.
At the time, JJ and Dom were wearing ski masks, and only half of their faces were exposed.
The two of them blocked the way of Maher's girlfriend and best friend, and kept saying unclean things in their mouths.
Maher rushed over to separate the two sides, shielding his girlfriend and best friend behind him.
He tells his girlfriend and girlfriend to go to the exit and leave the mall, while confronting JJ and Dom to keep them away from the girls.
(Inside the shopping mall)
Seeing Maher running to relieve the girl, JJ and Dom naturally didn't buy it, so they immediately yelled at him.
The two of them just cursed at first, and then began to push and shove Maher.
Maher exercised restraint and never fought back.
Surveillance footage shows Maher apparently not wanting to get into a physical altercation with JJ and Dom, dodging the shoving while moving backwards towards the mall's exit.
However, due to the large number of people in the shopping mall at that time, Maher's retreat was blocked and he was unable to retreat to the exit as soon as possible.
JJ and Dom quickly see Maher's intention to escape, and JJ steps forward to block Maher's path.
(In front of the shopping mall)
Dom rushed up after him and slapped Maher to the ground. However, he began to punch Maher in the face without stopping.
Even if the conflict comes to this point, it still falls into the category of youth brawls.
However, the next scene completely changed the nature of the matter:
JJ suddenly rushed up, took out a kitchen knife from his right pants pocket, and stabbed Maher twice in the abdomen.
(American kitchenware knife, schematic)
Maher realized that he had been stabbed, and he struggled to his feet, clutching his right abdomen, and slowly backing away. As he retreated, he struggled and shouted:
"It's not fair to get the knife away!"
But JJ just replied contemptuously:
"I've never fought fairly. ”
Maher was so badly injured that she quickly fell to the ground again, a puddle of blood pouring from beneath her.
JJ and Dom saw that the situation was not good, and quickly fled the scene.
Not long after, after receiving a call from a passerby, the local police and emergency team rushed to the scene of the crime.
But because the two stabs were too deep, Maher still couldn't save it, and finally died of serious injuries...
(Maher dies of serious injuries)
Fortunately, JJ and Dom were arrested by the police shortly after, and they are currently being held in a detention center.
Next Monday, JJ and Dom will stand trial for the first time.
The prosecution's charges against the two were brought on the basis of adult standards, and several counts were quite serious.
(Locals mourn Maher outside the mall)
Dying to protect important people, Maher is an out-and-out little hero, but this life is still lost in vain after all.....
Hopefully he will get the justice he deserves.