Authorities said a 12-year-old beat a toddler to death with a baseball bat because she was crying while he was trying to watch TV.
The boy was arrested on Saturday on first-degree murder charges, Lauderhill police spokesman Mike Cochran said.
He was charged in juvenile court on Sunday and remained in custody, but it was not clear if he had an attorney or if anyone else would be charged in the girl’s death.
Cochran said the boy confessed to authorities that he was home alone on Friday baby sitting a 10-year-old girl and the 17-month-old girl and became angry when the toddler began to cry.