Boy, 13, Charged With Murder Over ‘WWE-Style’ Wrestling With Girl, 5

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder over the death of his
five-year-old half-sister after he told investigators in New Orleans
that he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitatedfrom TV.
"The boy said he started to wrestle with the victim and practised WWE
[World Wrestling Entertainment]-stylewrestling moves on the
five-year-old," said Colonel John Fortunato of the Jefferson parish
sheriff's office.
The moves allegedly included slamming the girl on a bed, punching her
in the stomach, jumping on her and striking her with his elbow. A
coroner's investigation found the girl died of multiple internal
injuries.
The boy had been left to babysit the girl by his stepmother when the
alleged attack occurred, authorities said. The girl then complainedof
a stomach ache, stopped breathing, and the boy called the emergency
services.
Paramedics could not revive her and she was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The boy was taken to a youth detention centre, interviewed and charged
with second-degree murder, police said.
A detective said the boy told him he knew the wrestling moves on TV
were fake but hewas smiling and appeared to enjoy talking about them.
"The 13-year-old continued bysaying the victim complained that she was
hurting but he continued to slam, punch and elbow her for an
additional two or three minutes, stopping when his mother called him
on the phone to check on him and the victim,"sheriff's officials said.
WWE offered condolences to the victim's family but said the death
could not be attributed to its industry but rather to "criminal intent
and parental neglect".
"Authorities have already charged the accused with second-degree
murder and determined that this was not an accidental death due to a
wrestling move," the organisation said.