FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — After a gruesome scene in the mountains two years ago, the Miramonte teen who admitted to killing his parents and injuring his sister learned he will spend six years in custody.
The boy, now 16, wore a purple shirt and sat next to his public defender in court. He did not look back, and he never said a word throughout the hearing.
“What’s surprising is how egregious this is,” Action News Legal Analyst Tony Capozzi said. “Killing his mother and father and then trying to kill his sister.”
The boy, whom we cannot name, used a gun and a knife to kill his parents, Lue Yang and Se Vang. He then turned to his younger sister, stabbing the 11-year-old and causing “major injuries.”
Radio traffic reveals the chaos as the teen claimed someone else was to blame.
“[Reporting party] screaming on the line, saying someone broke into his house with a gun. Can hear children crying. [Reporting party] frantic. Not answering questions,” dispatchers said.
Detectives discovered it was a “fabricated story,” and quickly turned their attention to the caller.
On Wednesday, prosecutors highlighted in court how the boy thwarted investigators and stood by his story during interviews.
“In the past, the prosecutors couldn’t even reveal that information, but with the new laws now, they can explain what happened in this case, and set out the facts,” Capozzi said.
A motive was never revealed.
State law prevented prosecutors from moving it to adult court, where a double-murder conviction could bring a life prison sentence.
In this case, confinement was limited to seven years. The judge gave the boy six.
“In this particular case, he becomes a ward of the court for the next period of time in the system, which is solely for rehabilitation,” Capozzi said. “That’s it.”
By 22, the young killer will walk free.
With his full name never released and many details of the crime never revealed, the public will not know what he looks like or what he did.
“It’s not a criminal case. There won’t be a record of it,” Capozzi said. “How does that protect the public? That’s going to be a concern once he’s released.”
During the hearing, one of the boy’s teachers spoke in support of him.
He said the boy is a straight-‘A’ student, who is bright and respectful, and told the judge, “I really like the kid.”
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