{"id":114321,"date":"2021-02-25T12:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=114321"},"modified":"2021-02-25T12:24:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:24:59","slug":"who-is-claire-miller-and-what-is-she-accused-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/who-is-claire-miller-and-what-is-she-accused-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Claire Miller and what is she accused of?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 14-year-old has been charged with criminal homicide following an incident on February 22.<\/p>\n

The defendant, Claire Miller, allegedly stabbed her wheelchair-bound sister to death. <\/p>\n

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Who is Claire Miller? <\/h2>\n

Claire Elaina Miller is a 14-year-old girl from Lancaster, Pennsylvania who has been charged with criminal homicide.<\/p>\n

According to Lancaster Online, she attended the private Lancaster Country Day School as a freshman student.<\/p>\n

Miller was arrested at her home on February 22 after trying to clean blood off her hands in the snow.<\/p>\n

She appeared before Magisterial District Judge, David P. Miller to be arraigned and formally charged.<\/p>\n

The teen was booked into the Lancaster County Prison at 12:20 pm. Her next hearing is scheduled for February 26.<\/p>\n

What is Claire Miller accused of?<\/h2>\n

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The Manheim Township Police Department were called just after 1am by a "hysterical" woman saying she had killed her sister. <\/p>\n

The murder is thought to have taken place during the night as the girl's parents slept.<\/p>\n

Helen Marie Miller had cerebral palsy and was non-verbal, according to \u00a0Facebook comments from people close to her.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived, Miller allegedly flagged them down and said: "I stabbed my sister." She then directed them to her sister Helen's bedroom. <\/p>\n

According to a probable cause affidavit, a blood-stained pillow had been placed over Helen's face, before they removed it to find a large knife sticking out of her neck.<\/p>\n

First responders tried in vain to save wheelchair-bound Helen but were unable to.<\/p>\n

Miller "appeared to be attempting to wash her hands in the snow" of the blood of her 19-year-old sister. The complaint alleges that she "also had what appeared to be blood on her pants." <\/p>\n

Claire Miller was charged with criminal homicide following the alleged attack and she is being tried as an adult.<\/p>\n

Under Pennsylvanian law, bail is not permitted for those facing homicide charges.<\/p>\n

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