'He is not fit to live in society': Student who raped and killed teacher when he was THIRTEEN sentenced to 85 years in jail



A stu dent who was just 13-years-old when he sexually assaulted and strangled his teacher to death has been sentenced to 85 years in jail.



Brian Wonsom, now 15, killed Hannah Wheeling, 65, after she had given him a test at Cheltenham Youth Facility, Maryland in February 2010.

The teacher's naked body was found in the snow after Wonsom crushed her skull with a cinder block and choked her with a cord.

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Killer: Brian Wonsom, left, was just 13 when he used a cinderblock to smash the skull of his teacher Hannah Wheeling, right. He then sexually assaulted her



At his hearing on Friday, he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted first-degree rape, and to attempted first-degree murder in a separate case in 2009.



Wonsom was sent to Cheltenham Youth Facility after his mother found stolen goods at their home and alerted authorities.



As he took a test with Wheeling on February 17, 2010, he beat and strangled her. When she was dead, he sexually assaulted her.

Her body was found outside a cottage by another staff member the next day, myfoxdc.com reported.



In a nearby stairwell, investigators found a bloody sweatshirt with a label reading 'Brian Wonsom' stitched inside. His DNA was also on her body.



Wonsom was held by authorities after the brutal killing and a judge ruled he should be tried as an adult.

Scene: Hannah Wheeling's naked body was found outside a cottage, pictured, at the detention facility 14 hours after she had set her killer a test

Horrifying: A colleague found Wheeling's body in snow the next day

At the hearing, Wonsom also pleaded guilty to trying to kill his neighbour by stabbing her as she slept in 2009. Victim Harriet Peprah survived multiple stab wounds.



'There’s no answer for why a 13-year-old boy is capable of killing and raping in the manner that he did. We are now satisfied that we have removed the threat from our community' State Attorney Angela Alsobrooks

Wonsom's part in the crime emerged after investigators took his fingerprints during the investigation into Wheeling's murder. They matched those found on a knife used in the 2009 stabbing, myfoxdc.com reported.



In court on Friday, the teen, who had no family present, responded with simple 'yes' and 'no's to the judge's questions.



Assistant State's attorney Wes Adams read a statement from Peprah saying she could not understand why a boy would have murder on his mind, ABC 7 reported.



Adams added that Wonsom is a sociopath.

'Childhood onset anti-social personality disorder,' he said. 'That's not criminally insane - that's dangerous.'

History of violence: A year before the killing, Wonsom had broken into a neighbour's house (pictured) and stabbed her as she slept. He also had a history of theft

Justice: Assistant State Attorney Wes Adams (left) said Wonsom was a sociopath. State Attorney Angela Alsobrooks (right) agreed he was not fit to live in society

Authorities are still unsure of Wonsom's motive in the killing.



After handing down the 85-year sentence, the judge told Wonsom he was 'not fit to live in society.'

As reported by foxdc.com, State Attorney Angela Alsobrooks added: ' It's a tremendous tragedy.

'And there’s no answer for why a 13-year-old boy is capable of killing and raping in the manner that he did. But we are now satisfied that we have removed the threat from our community.

'Those who rape in our community, who kill in our community, are not fit to live among us.'



Wonsom will spend at least 42-and-a-half years behind bars, as he will not be eligible for parole until half of his sentence is served.

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Teen Sentenced 85 Years For Killing Teacher at Maryland Youth Facility: MyFoxDC.com



