Footage shows 14-year-old Sofia Koval praying in court after being accused of beating her grandmother, 79-year-old Yevheniia Koval, to death.
Sofia allegedly attacked her grandmother after having her phone taken away. The incident occurred on May 23, 2024, in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.
Yevheniia was found unresponsive and covered in bruises by her son, Vladimir Koval, and was subsequently taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
A medical examiner later determined that the grandmother's death was a homicide.
Sofia's father stated that she had recently moved to the US from Ukraine and was exhibiting behavioral issues, which he attributed to witnessing the war in Ukraine and being separated from her mother.
Sofia's next court hearing is scheduled for June 12.
JUST IN: California man arrested for allegedly eating a severed leg that he took from a pedestrian who was struck by a train.
The incident happened in Wasco, California.
According to police, 27-year-old Resendo Tellez removed a leg from an Amtrak Station.
Tellez was seen eating the leg according to a witness and was later booked into jail for removing or mutilating human remains.
The man who was struck by the train sadly died.