The local Louisiana media
picked up the story of a 13 year old boy from Terrytown, LA (New Orleans
suburb) who was charged with murdering his sister.
The boy claimed he had been performing pro wrestling moves on his
sister. She had been complaining of her stomach hurting and they
continued after that, stopping only after a phone rang. The 13 year old
boy called 911 when he realized his sister wasn't breathing while
laying on a couch. EMTS responded but were unable to revive the child.
Authorities interviewed the boy, who discussed using several wrestling moves, including an elbow-drop on his sister. He also admitted he knew that pro wrestling was "fake" (the term used in the story.)
However, authorities did not believe the death was accidental. According to a FOX 8 story, the girl's autopsy listed injuries caused by severe blunt force trauma to the body and multiple internal injuries including broken ribs, lacerations to the liver, and internal bleeding.
The boy has been officially charged with second degree murder and it's not believed that this was a case of him accidentally injuring his sister while playing.
WWE issued the following statement in response to the incident:
The death of Viloude Louis is a tragedy, and our condolences go out to her family.
WWE urges restraint in reporting this unfortunate incident as if it were the result of a WWE wrestling move. As in similar cases, criminal intent to harm and a lack of parental supervision have been the factors resulting in a tragic death.
Authorities have already charged the accused with second-degree murder and determined that this was not an accidental death due to a wrestling move."
On their TV broadcasts and DVD releases, WWE regularly runs warning announcements regarding the dangers of the maneuvers on their programming. WWE sets those warnings on the DVD so that they can not to skipped past.
For more on the story, click here.
Thanks to Jeanette Hebert for passing the story along.
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