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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of his 14-year-old girlfriend, who was discovered dead in her family's Maine home.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of his 14-year-old girlfriend, who was discovered dead in her family's Maine home.
According to court records acquired by the Portland Press Herald, Aidan Grant has arrested early Saturday morning in connection with the murder of Brooke McLaughlin.
Girl Found Dead in Maine
Rebecca 'Becky' McLaughlin, the victim's mother, discovered her at their house at 25 Blackberry Road around 6:00 pm on July 18. According to Grant's Facebook, the two adolescents have been dating since February 13, 2022.
His profile picture shows the two kissing with a rocket in the backdrop. With a red love emoji, Grant captioned the shot "My everything." The family's red Chevy Impala was gone at the time of the incident. According to WMTW, it was discovered the next day near the town of Wayne, where Grant resides.
The Chief Medical Examiner suppressed the 14-year-cause old's death at the request of the Attorney General. The specifics are likewise missing from the court filings. The Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland is hosting Grant. The victim was a Maranacook Middle School student who had recently finished seventh grade. She is described as a kind, caring, extremely attentive, older sister.
Becky, the teen's mother, demanded justice in a Facebook post on July 23. Brooke's death was revealed to the community on July 21 by Jay Charette, Superintendent of Maranacook Schools, as per Daily Mail. The teen's death was judged a homicide, however, the manner in which she was killed is presently being concealed at the request of the Attorney General, according to a statement from the Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
According to Donna Walker, a close family friend of the McLaughlins, the suspect was someone Brooke trusted and felt secure with. Walker added that officials have informed her and immediate family members of Brooke's death, but they are hoping to keep that information out of the public domain to spare other elderly relatives any further distress.
Victim's Close Friend Believes Incident Is "Premeditated"
However, she stated that Brooke's terrible murder occurred on her accused killer's birthday, and she believes the act was deliberate. Walker claims Brooke, a friend and close friend of the suspect, realized he was sad and texted his mother to send him a cake that night.
Walker said she and members of Brooke's immediate family, including her mother Becky, are still in shock while the inquiry into her death continues. Walker claims Becky is trapped in time, sure that the events of the previous week are all part of a nightmare she will soon awaken from.
Brooke's family had a funeral ceremony for her over the weekend, and Walker estimates that up to 500 people attended, demonstrating how much the youngster was loved and respected. On Sunday, she was cremated in a private ceremony. Walker says she will remember Brooke for her kind, compassionate, and mature demeanor as she battles to come to terms with Brooke's passing, a girl she knew her entire life.
As Walker sat at Brooke's memorial ceremony, a conversation she had with the adolescent a few years ago came to her, one she says is now tinged with a harsh sense of irony. Walker stated that she hopes the suspected murderer is prosecuted as an adult to avoid any leniency penalty offered to younger criminals under Maine state law.
The unnamed individual is presently being kept at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland. Brooke's family's automobile was stolen from outside their home on the day she was murdered. The automobile, a red 2010 Chevrolet Impala, was later found 15 to 20 miles distant in the town of Wayne the next morning. Brooke was recalled in her obituary as a kind, caring, extremely considerate, big-hearted, strong girl, who loved her family and friends with whom she spent so much time.
According to Superintendent of Schools Jay Charette, Brooke was a 7th-grade student at Maranacook Community Middle School. She had celebrated her 14th birthday only 16 days before her death, The Sun reported.
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