ORANGE COUNTY-- An Orange County boy has been charged in the death of his 8-year-old brother.
Deputies said the 13-year-old killed him when their mother was out of the house.
Authorities said the boy choked and beat his brother to death because the younger boy ate a dessert and he was worried he would be blamed.
The boy is under arrest for first-degree murder. The boys' mother told police she was visiting a cousin nearby and left him in charge of his younger siblings.
She is charged with aggravated child neglect.
Police said a neighbor told investigators that she heard four loud bangs, followed by 10 minutes of quiet and then more commotion.
The State Attorneys Office will decide if the boy will be tried as an adult. He is due in juvenile court Friday.
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