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Four 5th-grade girls devised sinister plot to kill Arizona boy and fake his suicide, cops say: ‘Just end him'
Four fifth-grade girls in Arizona devised a fiendish plot to kill a male classmate and make it look like a suicide — with one of the students caught smiling and laughing as she made excuses to investigators, police said.
A newly released report from the Surprise Police Department revealed the disturbing facts behind the arrest of a group of girls, ages 10 and 11, who were set to stab a boy to death during recess at the Legacy Traditional School in October.
The suspects had agreed to 'just end him' in the school yard over cheating allegations following a break-up, AZ Family reported.
Five girls at the Legacy Traditional School in West Surprise, Arizona, plotted to stab a boy to death over a break-up, police said.
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Each girl was allegedly given a role as they planned to lure the boy to an outdoor bathroom and stab him in the stomach, according to the police report.
One was tasked with bringing a knife, while another would forge a suicide note to make it appear as though the boy had taken his own life.
Another girl would serve as a lookout while the fourth would carry out the stabbing. The would-be murderer was also instructed to wear gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints on the knife.
The girls set the date to enact the plan on Oct. 1, 2024, but some students had overheard the details of the murder plot and informed school officials before it happened.
The girls allegedly plotted to lure the boy to an outdoor bathroom during recess and stab him in the stomach.
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All four students were then arrested by Surprise Police and charged with threatening and misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
Three of the girls showed remorse when confronted by police and school administrators, but officials noted that the fourth girl would start smiling and laughing when coming up with excuses over the murder plot.
Surprise Police said the girls were released to their parents following their arrest and suspended from school with expulsion pending.
The department said it does not plan to share further details about the incident. School officials did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
The twisted plot is reminiscent of the 2014 'Slender Man' stabbing, in which Wisconsin 12-year-old girls Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier lured their friend, Payton Leutner, to a park after a sleepover.
In a savage attack that aimed to please the creepy horror character, Slender Man, Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times while Weier cheered on.
