He set fire to their house while several members of his family were there on April 17, 2022. His own little sister died due to his arson.
The 15-year-old older brother is charged with the premeditated murder of his little sisteraggravated murder and arson, according to The Sun. The McCue family lives in a one-story house located in Loganville in Gwinnett County. One of the couple’s five children has set the house on fire while five members of his family were there. Rescue teams are arrived at the scene around 5 a.m.on Sunday, April 17, 2022, according to The Sun. Zoe McCue, a 10-year-old girl, died from the fratricidal fire. She was in a room without access to any window when the house was on fire.
Zoe’s mother and two of her siblings were able to escape from the burning house. As for William McCue, the father of the family, the latter was at work with one of his children. “When we arrived on the scene, we were informed that two people were trapped inside the housea 10-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy“said Lt. Justin Wilson of the Gwinnett County Fire Department.”Firefighters found the girlnamed Zoe McCue, died in the house in a room used as a bedroom without access to the window“, specified the lieutenant.
Fire alarms did not go off
The firefighters have searched for the 15 year old in the debris for hours. They finally got it found outside the house around 9 a.m.April 17, 2022. According to investigators, the 15-year-old boy who is none other than Zoe’s older brother, is the perpetrator of the arson. “Authorities have confirmed that fire alarms had been installed in the housebut did not go off when the house caught fire“, precise The Sun.
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