MALAPPURAM: Thrithala police produced the 14-year-old girl, who allegedly murdered her 11-year-old cousin at their maternal home in Anakkara two days ago, before the Juvenile Justice Board ( JJB ) on Wednesday afternoon.

Thrithala police have informed that the girl would be shifted to observation home soon and JJB will take a final decision regarding this.

It was on Tuesday noon that the Class VI student, 11, who hailed from Edappal was found unconscious by her grandparents at her maternal home in Anakkara. She was rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead. Later, police found that it was daughter of her aunt who strangulated her to death. Police have confirmed that sibling rivalry was the reason behind the heinous crime.

Earlier, police had registered a case for unnatural death in connection with the incident. In the backdrop of the revelation of the elder girl, police have imposed murder charge.

According to JJB member of Malappuram, Haris Panchili, the mode of trial of the girl would be decided only after conducting a preliminary inquiry on the mental status of the girl. “In case of heinous crime, JJB and police will examine whether the girl has mentaly matured,” he said.

