Authorities in Florida have arrested a 14-year-old girl over the last week’s death of her 79-year-old grandmother.
Yevheniia Koval was found battered and bruised inside the Broward County home where her son left her with his teen daughter on Thursday.
The man told detectives he went to visit a friend and returned to find his lifeless mother’s body on the floor.
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Koval’s death was ruled a homicide. Her granddaughter was identified as the main suspect and arrested after a medical evaluation.
The motive behind the crime remains unknown.
The teen faces second-degree murder charges as officials weigh on whether she should be tried as a juvenile or as an adult.
