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LEWISTON A judge ruled Thursday that an 11-year-old Auburn girl accused of stabbing her father and charged with attempted murder could stay with a relative if she were to abide by a safety plan that includes house confinement.
Judge Susan Oram said at a videoconference hearing in 8th District Court that the allegations against the girl are “extremely serious,” but the juvenile was “quite young.”
After listening to testimony from treatment providers referenced in the girl’s “safety plan” that was drafted by defense attorney Gina Yamartino, Oram concluded the girl could be released, “but if and only if every single aspect of the safety plan were in place,” she said.
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LEWISTON A judge ordered Friday that an 11-year-old Auburn girl charged with attempted murder in her father’s stabbing this week will be evaluated for competency and will remain in state custody.
The girl, dressed in a brown sweatshirt over a pink-collared shirt, her hair closely cropped, appeared in 8th District Court by videoconference from Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, where she’s been held since Wednesday.
Police said she stabbed her father in the chest and stomach Wednesday morning at their Winter Street home in Auburn. He was treated at a local hospital and released. He also attended the court hearing remotely with the girl’s mother, aided by an interpreter, who translated English into Portuguese.