Illinois woman: Son, 9, made 'terrible mistake' intentionally setting home ablaze, killing 5 family members

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• Boy, 9, weeps in court as he’s charged with burning to death five relatives including three kids in horror house fire
• Woman in coma after boyfriend beat her, set her on fire
• Man Holds Baby Hostage at Knifepoint, Sets Fire to Apartment: Sheriff
• Heavy snowfall sparks closures, power outages across the Maritimes
• Sault police investigating death at Albert Street West home

“Probation, given the age, is about the only outcome that could happen here,” he said, adding that no arrest warrant would be issued for the child, who will have a lawyer appointed to represent them. Any proposed probation would not last beyond the age of 21, he said, adding that compulsory therapy and counselling are likely. Tim Ruestman, the Woodford County Coroner confirmed the fire was started intentionally.

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Boy, 9, weeps in court as he’s charged with burning to death five relatives including three kids in horror house fire

Minger said that therapy and counseling for the boy would be likely as well. Within minutes of firefighters responding to the scene, the home was engulfed in flames. Minger said he decided to charge the boy after reading through various authoritative reports about the fire numerous times. Officials have yet to release details about how the fire was started.

Katrina Alwood, who was 27 at the time, managed to escape the fire and survived. Minger did not identify the child or provide details on the child's possible relationship with the victims of the fire. Marie Chockley, a resident of the Timberline Mobile Home Park in Illinois, surveys the damage caused by the fire in April. The family did have home insurance but says they did not have fire coverage because of a wood-burning stove in the home.

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After he was charged with murder, Alwood confirmed to the Tribune and other media outlets that her son was charged with murder and said he set the fire. Though the boy is too young to be incarcerated, if he is convicted and violates terms of probation a judge can sentence him to county detention once he’s 10 years old and state juvenile prison if he’s 13. The first happened on Old Stringer Road early Saturday; flames ripped through a two-story home and killed a 61-year-old woman who was reportedly house-sitting. The mobile home fire left five people dead, including three children.

A 9-year-old has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in connection with a mobile home fire that killed five people. Feeney appointed public defender Peter Dluski for the boy, the Journal Star reported. If found guilty, he likely will face probation because he would be too young to be sentenced to any juvenile detention center. Lauren Swain testified that they normally have a babysitter stay at the house but didn’t on that day the children were left home to perish in the flames. At the time, he did not care about making this message publicly because he "did not care for social media" but in 2019, Messner wanted people to know about his side of the story. He claims he never saw an episode and he does not plan to because of this tragic incident.

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The Woodford County Coroner earlier ruled that the fire was started intentionally, the Journal Star reported. Alwood said her son had been recently diagnosed with a form of schizophrenia, ADHD, and bipolar disorder, and that he is a loving boy who deserves a second chance. Under Illinois law, a suspect younger than 10 cannot be detained. And a minor is not given a public jury trial and not entitled to one — unless the minor is charged as an adult.

No child as young as this one has been accused in a mass killing since at least 2006, records show. Minger said the decision to seek a gag order was made by DCFS and covered the boy’s parents and other parties to the case. DCFS took the boy into protective custody after the fire and he’s been a ward of the state since, according to the agency.

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"It’s a tragedy, but at the end of the day it’s charging a very young person with one of the most serious crimes we have." The local prosecutor told us he defends his decision to file murder charges, but Kyle is only expected to face probation. Alwood hopes the judge takes into consideration Kyle's mental state and the person she says he is. "It’s a tragedy, but at the end of the day, it’s charging a very young person with one of the most serious crimes we have," the state’s attorney said. Woodford County Circuit Court Judge Charles Feeney on Monday read a juvenile petition citing the murder charges against the boy, along with arson counts, Peoria’s Journal Star reported. Amber Swain, 29, of Macomb County, Michigan is being charged with child abuse after three children perish in a fire at her Eastpointe home.

"Everyone is looking at him like he's some kind of monster, but that's not who he is," she said. "People make mistakes, and that's what this is. Yes, it was a horrible tragedy, but it's still not something to throw his life away over." Rose Alwood was Katrina's niece and Murray was Katrina's grandmother. Alwood said her son had been recently diagnosed with a form of schizophrenia, ADHD, and bipolar disorder, and that he is a loving son who deserves a second chance. Sandra Norton and her son Xavier, 9, say they're lucky be alive after the boy accidentally set fire to their home.

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A man holding an infant hostage on Friday morning started an apartment fire when police arrived on the scene, according to law enforcement. A NINE-year-old boy cried in court as he was charged with the murder of his five relatives who burned to death in a horrific house fire. The fire took place in early April in a mobile home in Goodfield, Illinois, east of Peoria. It claimed the lives of Jason Wall, 34, and two children — Daemeon Wall, 2, and Ariel Wall, 1 — that he had with the 9-year-old boy’s mother, Katie Alwood. Kathryn Murray, 69 — Alwood’s grandmother — also died in the fire, as did Alwood’s niece, Rose Alwood, 2. A fence and caution tape on April 7 surround a trailer home that was destroyed by fire in the Timberline Mobile Home Park northeast of Goodfield.