Chicago - Two boys aged seven and eight appeared in juvenile court here yesterday charged with murdering and sexually molesting an 11-year-old girl because they wanted to steal her bicycle.
The boys are believed to be the youngest ever charged with murder in the Chicago area.
Police said the two boys had initially come forward as witnesses in connection with the gruesome death of 11-year-old Ryan Harris in the southern Englewood neighbourhood two weeks ago. But late on Sunday the boys confessed to murdering and sexually molesting the girl.