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‘Just end him’: Group of 5th grade girls accused of plotting to kill a boy at school

MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUN 25 – Four 5th grade girls planned to kill a classmate over a breakup and cheating, with three showing remorse and one laughing, authorities said after arrests for threats and disorderly conduct.

  • Four fifth-grade girls, ages 10 and 11, attending a school in Surprise, Arizona, planned to fatally stab a classmate on October 1, 2024.
  • The plot stemmed from a breakup and cheating allegations involving the boy and at least one girl, leading them to devise the plan during lunch and recess.
  • The girls assigned roles including bringing a knife, carrying out the stabbing, serving as lookout, and forging a suicide note to make the death appear self-inflicted.
  • After other students overheard the plan and alerted school administrators, all four girls were arrested and charged with threatening and misdemeanor disorderly conduct, then released to their parents while suspended pending expulsion.
  • Three of the girls showed remorse, the fourth smiled and made excuses, and a clinical therapist noted their young, underdeveloped brains and exposure to violence may affect understanding the plan's seriousness.
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Last year the students organized a plan to stab one of their colleagues, who had a relationship with one of the suspects.

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KCRG broke the news in Cedar Rapids, United States on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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