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Fatal slashing in a Miami middle school restroom
Judge: Miami-Dade teen can stand trial for murdering classmate
Michael Hernandez is mentally ill, but the 14-year-old is competent to stand trial on charges he killed an eighth-grade classmate earlier this year, a Miami-Dade County judge ruled on Wednesday.
Teen suspect's fitness for trial debated
Mental health experts took turns Tuesday debating what might be wrong with the 14-year-old boy who sat nearby in handcuffs, accused of killing a classmate by stabbing him more than 40 times.
Insanity defense likely in teen's murder trial
The attorney representing 14-year-old Michael Hernandez, the middle school student charged with murdering a classmate, told a judge Tuesday that he likely will present an insanity defense.
Murder suspect's mom says family is broke
The mother of a 14-year-old boy indicted for murdering his classmate said Friday that her family is broke from paying legal bills and cannot defend him against new charges of attempting to kill a second boy.
New charge in teen's slaying trial
A 14-year-old accused of killing a middle school classmate has been charged with first-degree attempted murder for a failed attempt to kill another student.
Experts: Teen not fit for murder trial
Two experts hired by a defense lawyer for 14-year-old Michael Hernandez have concluded that the boy is not competent to stand trial for allegedly killing a middle school classmate.
Warning signals missed, family says
The day Christina Elizabeth Hernandez answered the phone and learned that her 14-year-old brother was charged with murdering a classmate, she screamed and fell to the floor.
Judge refuses to dismiss murder trial of boy, 14
The attorney for 14-year-old Michael Hernandez, who is accused of killing a classmate in a school bathroom, warned a judge Monday that a delayed trial could make his client less sympathetic.
Teen accused in murder of student appears in court
A 14-year-old boy charged with the murder of a classmate appeared in court for the first time Monday. Wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and shackles on his hands, Michael Hernandez calmly sat in a corner while the adults around him argued about whether a videotaped confession should be released to the public.
A fixation with cults and murder
A 14-year-old accused of killing a classmate recorded his violent obsessions, fixations on prayer and detailed plans for self-improvement in a journal made public by prosecutors on Friday.
Attorney hired for boy charged with murder
The parents of a 14-year-old Miami-Dade County boy accused of killing his best friend in a school bathroom have hired the attorney who won Lionel Tate's release from prison.
Crowds say goodbye, recall student's love of music, life
When Jaime Rodrigo Gough was remembered at a funeral service on Tuesday, little was spoken.
Child advocates call for flexible juvenile justice system
As authorities contemplate charging as an adult a 14-year-old boy accused of killing a classmate, the debate over how Florida handles juveniles charged with capital crimes is once again moving to center stage.
Slain boy's parents thank supporters
The parents of a 14-year-old boy killed this week at his middle school expressed gratitude on Thursday for the support they have received since their son's death and pleaded with children and parents to prevent future violence.
Tears for Jaime
Before heading to school Tuesday, the 14-year-old boy packed a serrated knife and a latex glove in his book bag. His plan, according to police, was as simple as it is perplexing: to murder his best friend.
Parents, students angry after school killing
Hours after a middle school student was found bleeding to death in a campus bathroom, the chief of police for Miami-Dade County schools faced an angry crowd of parents and students. They demanded to know what would be done to guarantee such a crime would not occur again.
Teen slain at Miami middle school
A 14-year-old middle school student was killed by a fellow classmate in a bathroom at Southwood Middle School just before classes began Tuesday morning, police said.
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