Athena
March 11th, 2008, 01:09 PM
13-year-old California boy beats elderly couple unconscious, then rapes woman
Associated Press
Article Launched: 03/10/2008 06:31:13 AM PDT
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - A 13-year-old boy is in custody after police say he helped beat an elderly couple unconscious during a home invasion robbery last weekend, then raped the woman.
Investigators still are searching for another suspect in the attack, Moreno Valley police said after Sunday's arrest.
Officers were called to the scene at 8:12 a.m. March 1 and found both victims unconscious and suffering "massive head wounds," according to Sgt. Ken Paulson.
The boy is accused of entering the couple's apartment along with the other suspect and demanding money before both beat the victims with blunt objects. Police said the boy then raped the unconscious female victim.
Both victims remain hospitalized and the boy was arrested Sunday and booked into Riverside Juvenile Hall, Paulson said. The boy's name is being withheld by authorities because of his age.
It was unclear early today what charges the 13-year-old is facing. A call to Moreno Valley police was not immediately returned.
Moreno Valley is about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
Associated Press
Article Launched: 03/10/2008 06:31:13 AM PDT
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - A 13-year-old boy is in custody after police say he helped beat an elderly couple unconscious during a home invasion robbery last weekend, then raped the woman.
Investigators still are searching for another suspect in the attack, Moreno Valley police said after Sunday's arrest.
Officers were called to the scene at 8:12 a.m. March 1 and found both victims unconscious and suffering "massive head wounds," according to Sgt. Ken Paulson.
The boy is accused of entering the couple's apartment along with the other suspect and demanding money before both beat the victims with blunt objects. Police said the boy then raped the unconscious female victim.
Both victims remain hospitalized and the boy was arrested Sunday and booked into Riverside Juvenile Hall, Paulson said. The boy's name is being withheld by authorities because of his age.
It was unclear early today what charges the 13-year-old is facing. A call to Moreno Valley police was not immediately returned.
Moreno Valley is about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.