ABSTRACT
In Richmond, California, prosecutors charged a 6-year old boy with attempted murder in the beating of a 1-month-old baby. Police said the boy, along with 8-year-old twins, sneaked into the baby’s house, allegedly to steal a tricycle. In the process, police said, the 6-year-old knocked the baby out of his crib and then beat and kicked the baby in the head. Although the baby survived, doctors believed the baby suffered permanent brain damage (“Their baby,” 1996).
