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Cousin of 10-year-old Wisconsin girl gets life in prison for her killing
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Carson Peters-Berger, the cousin of 10-year-old Lily Peters, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and was sentenced to life in prison for her 2022 murder in Wisconsin.
- Lily Peters was killed after being persuaded to leave a trail and enter the woods, where she was beaten, strangled, and sexually assaulted; her body was found the following day.
- At the time of the crime, Peters-Berger was 14 years old; he was arrested shortly after the body was discovered.
- Under a plea deal, two additional charges related to sexual assault were dismissed, and attempts to move the case to juvenile court were denied due to the severity of the offenses.
- The judge and a state appeals court ruled the case should remain in adult court, rejecting arguments that Peters-Berger required mental health treatment only available in juvenile proceedings.
