Juvenile boy, 14, is arrested for murder after body of Wisconsin girl Lily Peters, 10, was found in woods one day after she vanished while riding her bike home from aunt’s house
- Police arrested a juvenile male in connection to the murder of Lily Peters, 10
- Peters’ body was found in woodland near close to a walking trail in Chippewa Falls, northeast of Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Monday morning
- Fourth-grader had gone missing on Sunday night after being at an aunt’s house
- Father reported his daughter missing at around 9pm
- Her body was found along with her bike close to a walking trail in the small town
- Police will not say how she died; they also haven’t revealed the gender of the boy charged with her murder
- The juvenile suspect is expected in court at 2pm EST
A teenage boy has been arrested for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in Wisconsin, whose body was found after she failed to return home from her aunt’s house on Sunday night.
Lily Peters visited her aunt’s home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Sunday night. Her house is only a few streets away. At 9pm, her father Alexander reported her missing.
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Police then found her bicycle in a hiking trail behind her aunt’s house. Her body was found nearby the next day. It remains unclear how she died.
Police have not named the 14-year-old who has been charged over her death but he is known to the family.
He will appear in court this afternoon.
Lily Peters, 10, visited her aunt’s home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Sunday night. Her house is only a few streets away
The body of Lily Peters was found in woodland near close to a walking trail in Chippewa Falls, northeast of Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Monday morning
Lily had been at her aunt Laurie’s house in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (pictured) when she failed to return home on Sunday night
The child’s body was found on a hiking trail less than a mile from her aunt’s house, near where her bike was discovered
‘While nothing will bring Lily Peters back or change what happened, we are very grateful to deliver this news to the family and the community,’ Kelm said of the arrest.
The boy has not yet been named, nor has his relation to Lily been revealed.
It is also unclear if he has been charged as a child or adult.
Kelm, himself, choked up during the news conference as he announced Peters’ death.
‘As you can imagine, our first responders are tremendously impacted by anything that impacts one of our children,’ Kelm said, ‘so it is very difficult for them, and the investigators.’
Lily’s parents, Alexander and Jennifer, are yet to issue any kind of public comment.
A GoFundMe has been set up for the family which has already raised more than $16,000.
Fourth-grader had gone missing on Sunday night after being at an aunts house