A Niagra Falls Teenager has been charged with the murder of a 5-year-old girl, and is expected to make his first apperance in court today. The young man is thought to have killed the girl with his bare hands, officials stated. Another young man has been arrested in connection with the crime, and is being charged with Tampering With Evidence. The teen is believed to have been a close family friend. Read More Below
Cesar Colon
Two teenagers charged in connection with the death of a five-year-old New York girl whose body was dumped in a trash can were expected to make their first court appearance since their arrests. Authorities said a 16-year-old and Tyler Best, 18, were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Niagara Falls City Court. An autopsy of the body of Isabella Tennant was also scheduled.(NBC News Digital did not name the youngest defendant because of his age)
The arrests came after Best went to police Monday morning and led them to a garbage can containing a trash bag holding Isabella’s body. Best told them he had helped the younger teen dispose of it after the boy had killed her, police said.
