'STABBED BY SIS'
Girl, 14, ‘tried to wash blood off in snow after killing her wheelchair-bound sister, 19, by stabbing her in NECK’
A 14-YEAR-old girl allegedly killed her wheelchair-bound sister by stabbing her in the neck while their parents were asleep.
Teen Claire Miller has been charged with criminal homicide following the alleged attack on Monday morning, allegedly telling cops "I stabbed my sister" when they arrived.
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The cops were called just after 1AM by a woman claiming to have killed her sister.
When cops arrived at the house, Claire Miller allegedly opened the door and told them "I stabbed my sister."
She then directed officers to a bedroom where her sister, Helen Miller, 19, was laying motionless.
Police found Helen, who is wheelchair-bound, with a large knife sticking out of her neck.
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Officers and emergency services tried to save the girl but were unsuccessful.
According to the criminal complaint, the person who called 911 "said she 'killed her sister' and she was 'hysterical' on the phone."
"Upon arrival" at the home just before 1:15AM, an officer "was waved down by a female, later identified as the defendant Claire Elaina Miller, who was standing in front of the residence."
The officer said Miller "repeatedly said 'I stabbed my sister,'" with the officer observing "what appeared to be blood on the snow near the driveway of the residence."
The complaint read "Miller appeared to be attempting to wash her hands in the snow," and she "also had what appeared to be blood on her pants."
After Miller directed the officers inside her home, they found Helen and "a pillow with blood stains over Helen's face," the complaint continued.
One of the officers "removed the pillow and found a large knife in Helen's neck, just above her chest. Helen was lying on her back with her hands up near her head."
The complaint then states "a large amount of blood was pooled on Helen's chest and bed."
“Looking for evidence and trying to come up with a timetable and whatever they can find to help them understand what might have happened,” Manheim Township Police Chief Tom Rudzinski said.
Rudzinski it was likely the girls' parents were asleep at the time of the stabbing.
“My heart goes out to them, and I can’t even begin to understand or imagine the pain that they feel at this point,” Rudzinski said.
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office released the following statement following the morning's incident: "A Manheim Township teenager is charged with killing her older sister in her family home in the early morning hours."
"Officers with the Manheim Township Police Department were dispatched shortly after 1:00AM," the statement continued. "Arriving officers were met by Claire E. Miller F/14 who directed them to a bedroom where they found Helen M. Miller F/19 with a stab wound in her neck."
"Information obtained so far determined that the incident happened during the overnight hours when the girls’ parents were asleep."
Miller a freshman at the private Lancaster Country Day School.
People who knew Helen and her sister say Helen had cerebral palsy and was non-verbal, according to comments on .
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Miller was taken into custody at the scene this morning, with her next court appearance on February 26.
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The complaint states Miller "intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently cause the death" of Helen "in the throat/neck with a knife, which caused Helen Marie Miller's death."
"Anyone charged with homicide in Pennsylvania is not eligible for bail," the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office continued in their statement. "Claire Miller is being charged as an adult because homicide is not considered a delinquent act in Pennsylvania."
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