New York - A nine-year-old girl fatally stabbed an 11-year-old girl in the chest with a kitchen knife during a fight about a ball, authorities said.
The nine-year-old, whose name wasn't released, was charged with manslaughter.
Police spokesperson Paul J Browne said that he was "unaware of anyone younger implicated in such an act in New York City."
The victim, Queen Washington, 11, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
'It was over a ball'
Joyce Porter, Queen's grandmother, said: "I don't understand how this could happen,". She said Queen's mother had called her earlier that afternoon. "She told me, 'Queen is dead'", Porter said, adding, "It was over a ball."
The girls had been playing together at the nine-year-old's apartment, but the girl's mother had stepped out to borrow something from a neighbour, police said.
The nine-year-old, whose name wasn't released, was charged with manslaughter.
Police spokesperson Paul J Browne said that he was "unaware of anyone younger implicated in such an act in New York City."
The victim, Queen Washington, 11, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
'It was over a ball'
Joyce Porter, Queen's grandmother, said: "I don't understand how this could happen,". She said Queen's mother had called her earlier that afternoon. "She told me, 'Queen is dead'", Porter said, adding, "It was over a ball."
The girls had been playing together at the nine-year-old's apartment, but the girl's mother had stepped out to borrow something from a neighbour, police said.
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