Two teenage girls, aged 13 and 14, have been found guilty in Washington, D.C., for the brutal killing of Reggie Brown, a 64-year-old disabled man, in a senseless attack motivated by boredom.
The girls were convicted of second-degree murder, assault, and conspiracy to commit assault. The 13-year-old was also found guilty of tampering with evidence. Both face imprisonment in juvenile detention until the age of 21 when sentenced next month.
Reggie Brown, who weighed only 110 pounds and suffered from lupus and cancer, was attacked on October 17, 2023, in the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest.
Responding officers found him dead at the scene, and an autopsy confirmed that blunt force trauma to the head caused his death.
According to testimony, five girls, including the convicted teens, had been at a skate park in Maryland before deciding to roam the area to “find someone to beat up.”
They encountered Brown already being assaulted by an unidentified man in a blue coat. The 15-year-old witness, who earlier pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, testified that the man pushed Brown to the ground and then walked up to the group. She claimed the girls joined the attack after the man said they could “help.”
During the assault, the girls stomped on Brown’s head, hit him with his belt, and later took selfies, some of which were reportedly recorded on a cellphone.
Defense attorneys argued the girls’ innocence or lack of intent to kill. The attorney for the 13-year-old insisted she was a “follower” and too young to form the intent for murder, while the 14-year-old’s lawyer claimed her client was not involved.
However, the judge ruled otherwise, stating there was sufficient evidence of their participation in the fatal assault.
A 15-year-old co-defendant had earlier accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention. She testified against the two convicted girls, admitting she suggested the attack because the group was “bored.”
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The victim’s sister, Malda Brown, expressed mixed emotions after the convictions.
She acknowledged the verdict but vowed to continue seeking justice for her brother, particularly against the unidentified man in the blue coat, who is believed to have initiated the attack.
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