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Defense for 16-Year-Old Charged with Killing Grandmother Warns of His Mental Health and Fear in Custody

3 updates over 13 days — last updated Oct 8, 2026

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October1 update

  1. Defense for 16-Year-Old Charged with Killing Grandmother Warns of His Mental Health and Fear in Custody

    via El Nuevo Día

    Elvin William Reyes Rosa, 16, charged with fatally stabbing his grandmother and wounding his brother, was brought on Thursday to Courtroom 404 of the Bayamón Court for what was to be the start of his preliminary hearing, but the proceeding did not begin.

September2 updates

  1. Puerto Rico Prosecutors to Charge Teen Who Killed Grandmother, Wounded Brother in Guaynabo Mall

    via NotiCel

    Puerto Rico's Department of Justice confirmed the Bayamón prosecutor's office would file charges against a 16-year-old accused of killing his grandmother and wounding his brother in an altercation at a Guaynabo shopping center.

  2. 16-Year-Old Held After Allegedly Stabbing Grandmother to Death, Wounding Brother at Guaynabo Mall

    via El Nuevo Día

    Police in Puerto Rico are holding a 16-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing his grandmother and wounding his adult brother at the Santa María Shopping Center in Guaynabo.