Boy accused of stabbing woman and 2 boys at Utah TRAX platform is only 12

Pat Reavy, KSL.com

SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (KSL.com) — A boy accused of stabbing 3 group astatine a South Salt Lake TRAX position successful June is only 12 years old, caller tribunal documents reveal.

On June 18, Utah Transit Authority constabulary officers responded to a study of a conflict pinch nan weapon astatine nan Central Pointe TRAX platform, 221 W. 2100 South. A female and 2 boys suffered stabbing injuries, but nan injuries weren’t considered to beryllium life-threatening. The attacker was taken into custody astatine nan Millcreek Station Platform connected 3300 South.

According to a hunt warrant affidavit, nan fishy turned 12 conscionable 2 months earlier.

Officers reviewing video from information cameras observed what appeared to beryllium a verbal confrontation betwixt nan female and nan 12-year-old, which culminated pinch nan female pouring h2o connected nan boy and nan boy punching her successful nan mouth, nan affidavit states.

The 2 boys pinch nan female past approached nan 12-year-old boy she was arguing pinch and nan 12-year-old pulled retired a knife. The female “sustained 2 puncture wounds to nan abdomen, 1 antheral juvenile sustained 1 puncture coiled to nan kidney area, nan different antheral juvenile sustained a mini puncture coiled to nan backmost of his near arm,” according to nan affidavit. The victims were treated astatine a infirmary and were later released.

One of nan victims told constabulary nan 12-year-old boy had robbed him a fewer weeks earlier. When nan 2 saw each different again connected nan TRAX platform, that’s erstwhile nan female confronted nan 12-year-old.

When questioned by police, nan boy said he was trying to take sides himself and that nan 3 victims took his telephone and skis disguise during nan fight. When officers asked him why he was wearing a skis mask, “he stated that it was a manner trend,” according to nan affidavit. “I asked him why he was carrying astir a knife. (He) stated that he was carrying a weapon for information because location had been different confrontations.”

A spokesperson for UTA said nan section was not releasing overmuch accusation astir nan incident, isolated from that nan 12-year-old boy was “charged and booked into juvenile detention.”

Because nan boy is 12, immoderate charging documents revenge against him successful juvenile tribunal are not considered to beryllium public.