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Florida teenager arrested, accused of stabbing 13-year-old 114 times

by Mike Brest

 

May 29, 2021 12:09 PM

13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.St. Johns County Sheriff's Office / via Twitter

 

A 14-year-old Florida teenager was charged with fatally stabbing a classmate 114 times.

Aiden Fucci, 14, was charged with first-degree murder Thursday after allegedly stabbing Tristyn Bailey, 13. R.J. Larizza, the state attorney for Florida's 7th Circuit, announced the charges, described the attack as premeditated, and said Fucci will be charged as an adult.

St. John's County Sheriff's Office

This booking photo provided by St. John's County Sheriff's Office shows 14-year-old Aiden Fucci...

"At least 49 of those stab wounds were to the hands, arms, and the head. They were defensive in nature," Larizza said, according to the St. Augustine Record.

"The bottom line is that premeditation could be inferred certainly from just the sheer number of stab wounds that Tristyn Bailey had to suffer,” he added. “Every time that arm went back, and every time that arm went down, that was premeditation."

In the weeks before the stabbing, Fucci allegedly told others that he “intended to kill someone by taking them in the woods and stabbing them," Larizza said.

The alleged killer was not suffering from mental health issues and was not receiving counseling, Larizza added.

Bailey’s body was discovered May 9 in the wooded area near her home near Jacksonville, Florida.

The presumed weapon, a buck knife, was removed from a nearby pond, and clothing with traces of blood found on them were discovered in Fucci’s home.

Read the family statement below:

We appreciate that today's outcome is directly the result of the thorough and comprehensive work from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office along with the 7th District State Attorney's office as part of the initial steps to bring justice for Tristyn's murder. We would specifically like to recognize the Criminal Investigations Unit of the SJSO.

We greatly appreciate the tremendous community outpouring from all parts of the world. Particularly for those in St. Johns that have helped from the Mother's Day search, the vigils, remembrances and memorials. With the press conference sharing details of this heinous crime, the caring and love shown from the people and businesses to raise up the memory of Tristyn and the resolve of our community serve as a beacon of light in the darkness. As shared in the Celebration of Life on the battle of the two wolves, it helps us to feed the good wolf.

We also would like to thank the Jacksonville media for respecting our privacy while we mourn the loss of Tristyn. A special thanks to News4Jax for livestreaming the Celebration of Life to enable people globally to observe the service. We do ask for your continued respect for our privacy as well as of Tristyn's teammates and her school.

As we move forward, we will seek to keep Tristyn's memory alive and the spirit of the community.

Our thanks, The Bailey 7

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