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Boy, 6, Suspected of Killing Grandfather
Nov 09, 11:24 PM EST
A 6-year-old boy suspected of shooting his grandfather to death with a .22-caliber rifle has a history of mental illness and attacking family members, authorities said.
James Zbinden, 59, was found dead at his home Friday after his grandson ran into the street and flagged down a neighbor, Cole County Sheriff John Hemeyer said.
The boy, who has not been identified, is being evaluated at a mental-health facility.
"We believe, at this time, that he killed his grandfather intentionally," Hemeyer said. An autopsy Saturday showed Zbinden bled to death from a single gunshot wound near his armpit.
Hemeyer said Zbinden and the boy were alone together Friday when the boy apparently found a gun that family members thought was no longer in the house. Hemeyer said it was unclear what led up to the attack. "This is a kid who has attacked family members before with no provocation," Hemeyer said.
The boy had been released last Monday from a central Missouri mental-health facility where he was admitted after attacking another family member, Hemeyer said.
Past assaults have involved the boy's younger siblings and his parents, Hemeyer said. He also said the boy has used knives during previous attacks.
Before his legal counsel halted the interview, the boy indicated to authorities that he was responsible for Zbinden's death, Hemeyer said.
A juvenile court will handle the case.
Juvenile "punishment does not exist in Missouri," Hemeyer said. "Everything is set up for the welfare of the child. Certainly, this is one of those instances we have an extremely disturbed child who needs help badly."
Nov. 3, 2003 - In this predominantly Catholic country where most young adults still live at home, 13 youths who celebrated Halloween having sex in a cemetery have been detained, police said.
The youths, aged 13 to 20 and including five girls, went to a burial ground near this Adriatic town to experience "having sex between the graves," police said.
They arrived at the cemetery in the seaside resort of Vasto Friday in two separate groups and were detained before midnight.
A court is now to decide if charges can be held against them even though they did not cause any damages.
The archbishop of Palermo in Sicily meanwhile criticized Halloween at Sunday's mass saying it "is an offense to the respect due to the departed."
The celebration of Halloween deters from the "required solemnity to celebrate All Saints' Day and the Day of the Dead," Archbishop Salvatore De Giorgi said.
The annual festival of Halloween normally sees youngsters dress up in costumes on the evening of October 31, the night before the Roman Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day, and ask neighbors for a treat such as sweets or chocolates, or have a trick played on them instead.
In a distant past, it was believed that the spirits of the dead returned on that night to wreak mischief, and dressing in costume kept them from recognizing you.