The Coal Speaker: Boy, 8, Killed Defending Sister From Rapist: Cops

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Boy, 8, Killed Defending Sister From Rapist: Cops - NBC News

This headline gives us a glimpse into how heartless and disturbing the heart of man can be—but how amazing and innocent children are..

To set the scene: A man approached this 8-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister.. He began to brutally rape the girl. The boy attempted to defend his sister. And for that he was brutally beaten until he was lifeless—an innocent and heroic young man’s light was extinguished by a disgusting coward hell bent on stealing the goodness of a child..

From NBC NEWS:

Police hunted for the suspect Thursday night. Initially, he was described as a white male with scraggly facial hair. But Dionne Waugh, a spokeswoman for the Richmond police, told NBC News the description was false because the victim was told her family would be harmed if she gave a true description.

With the help of outraged neighbors, police identified a male teenage suspect. He was being medically evaluated Friday with a warrant for his arrest pending.

"The community’s response has been tremendous," Waugh told NBC News. "They played a very important role in gathering information to lead us to this point."

Waugh called the assault and killing grisly and heartbreaking — “probably one of the most tragic cases” she’s ever encountered.

"Every loss of life here is tragic, [but] whenever it’s a case involving juveniles, it’s especially hard for everyone involved, from our detectives to our fire and ambulance personnel, who are often first on scene," she said. "So it’s been a challenge, I think, for a lot of people here."

Some of my readers and friends tell me that I overwhelm them with bad news.. So often that bad news is about children.. Maybe that’s the case. But I get emotional about crimes against children .. I get truly grief stricken often when reading these types of headlines. And they are very real.

For those who would tell me to ignore them.. for those who say to stop reporting on them or talking about them: No.

Because letting your guard down involves ignoring the demons and black hearted heals that walk the crust of this planet.

The man who did this to this girl and boy, even if he repents, would deserve nothing but hatred .. I find his actions beyond loathsome.

And now a family is going to have to come to grips with this crime—no doubt the horror of it will forever live with them ..