Killer Kid’s Claim:10yo Boy Murders 13yo Girl- Says 30-Person 'Mob’ Made Him Do it| Crime Alert 6AM 02.12.2026
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What led to the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl by a 10-year-old boy?
I'm Jennifer Gould. A savage apartment complex brawl involving a mob of 30 screaming people took a gruesome fatal turn when a 10-year-old boy allegedly plunged a knife into the chest of a 13-year-old girl. The blood-soaked tragedy unfolded around 8 p.m. at a home in the 8,000 block of Grow Lane in northwest Houston, Texas. Riley Dermis, a 13-year-old student at Dean Middle School, was left suffering from a catastrophic stab wound as the massive group of juveniles and adults scattered into the night. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but died of her injuries. The victim's mom, Ashley Diermas, spoke to the media at a memorial for her little girl.
Instead of me celebrating her 14th birthday, I'm celebrating and trying to bury my daughter right now. These balloons could have been for her 14th birthday. not her death.
What claims did the 10-year-old suspect make about self-defense?
The 10-year-old suspect, a resident of the Kempwood Apartments, turned himself into the Houston PD and offered a chilling justification for the killing, self-defense. HPD Lieutenant Larry Croson revealed the boy's claim that Riley was part of a marauding swarming of 20 to 30 people who stormed the apartment and began a violent assault on all the residents inside. Investigators believe the deadly confrontation was the explosive culmination of a school day dispute that boiled over into the evening. But Ashley Dearmas is blasting the self-defense narrative as a cruel lie, saying, quote, there was no self-defense. My daughter was attacked. She didn't deserve this, end quote. While the boy was initially released to his parents, the Harris County DA's office is now weighing formal charges.
Under Texas law, 10 is the minimum age for criminal responsibility, meaning the boy could face a homicide rap for the slaying. As of now, no other arrests have been made. Forensic teams are reviewing grainy cell phone footage of the 30-person melee
How did the victim's mother respond to the self-defense narrative?
to ID the dozens of participants who took part and witnessed the girls' final moments. More crime and justice news after this. Despite a pair of arrests, a frantic search continues in Mobile County, Alabama, after a mother and her two children vanished from their home in what investigators describe as a violent abduction. Aurelia Chuck-Cock, 40, her 17-year-old daughter, Norika Zuleta-Chuck, and her two-year-old son, Anthony Garcia-Chuck, have not been seen since January 30th. The alarm was raised the following day by a neighbor leading deputies to a gruesome scene inside their residence at Lloyd's Mobile Home Park, where signs of a struggle and pools of blood were discovered. A mattress had also been scrubbed from the home, fueling fears of a life or death struggle.
On February 9th, authorities made a major breakthrough, arresting 31-year-old Juan Carlos Arguera, a homeless man now hit with three counts of first-degree kidnapping. His arrest follows the earlier detention of 60-year-old Silverio Garcia, CAC's boss. Here's Mobile County Sheriff Paul Birch at the news conference.
We're hoping that someone will tell us where they are.
What are the legal implications for the 10-year-old suspect under Texas law?
Anytime you arrest somebody, you're in hopes that they're going to tell you what occurred. And then our main goal is to find them safely and bring them back home.
Garcia was reportedly in a romantic relationship with Koch's 21-year-old daughter and was living with that daughter at the time of the family's disappearance, according to the sheriff's office. He's currently being held on a Homeland Security detainer and weapons charges. Both Garcia and Guerra, like Koch, worked as painters, but the exact motive behind the suspected snatching remains a dark mystery. The investigation reached a fever pitch on February 10th as FBI agents swarmed the Azalea Grove mobile home park to execute a search warrant. Despite the arrests, the whereabouts of the family remain unknown. Sheriff Birch has pleaded with the public for leads, emphasizing that the family's pending deportation orders should not stop anyone from coming forward.
While Anthony is a U.S. citizen, his mom and sister were facing a final deportation order from April,
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What led to the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl by a 10-year-old boy?
0:00–1:03
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What claims did the 10-year-old suspect make about self-defense?
1:03–2:19
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How did the victim's mother respond to the self-defense narrative?
2:19–3:48
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What are the legal implications for the 10-year-old suspect under Texas law?
3:48–5:27
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What developments occurred in the search for the missing Alabama family?
5:27–6:21
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