A 10-year-old boy claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing of 13-year-old girl. Now, police have charged him with murder

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsA 10-year-old boy claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing of 13-year-old girl. Now, police have charged him with murderThe victim’s mother said there ‘was no self defense’ and that her daughter ‘was attacked’ Isabel Keane in New York Thursday 23 April 2026 20:18 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963836","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/texas-boy-arrested-murder-fatal-stabbing-girl-b2963836.html","title":"Boy, 10, charged with murder in fatal stabbing of girl after claiming self-defense "}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-29872","index":0}A 10-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of 13-year-old Riley DeArmas earlier this year in Texas (Facebook)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus break...