Girl, 11: Tried to Burn Mom Alive (*graphic*)

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Clearwater Police Charge Girl, Teenage Boyfriend

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- An 11-year-old Gulf coast Florida girl has been charged with attempted homicide after she and her teenage boyfriend allegedly tried to set her mother on fire.

Samantha Broadhead and 15-year-old Jack Ault are accused of plotting to kill the girl's mother, Nancy Broadhead.

Clearwater Police Department detectives said the suspects poured gasoline on Nancy Broadhead's bedroom floor and bed while she slept in it. The pair allegedly escaped in the victim's car.

The girl's mother was awakened by a smoke alarm. Authorities said she sustained serious burns and smoke inhalation.

Samantha Broadhead later returned to the scene and Ault was located at a friend's house. Both have been charged with attempted homicide and arson.

A police spokeswoman said there were ongoing tensions between mother and daughter.

Police: Girl, 11, Tried To Burn Mom Alive - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
 
She obviously have issues...setting fire on her own mother. I assume her boyfriend probably controls or brainwash her into killing her mother or something...I mean, wtf? a 11 yr old dating a 15 yr old who is a teenager? she seems too young to have a bf, dont you think?
 
is there a need to post this story? :(
 
Wtf...that's wrong and if she needs to work out issues..then do it with the mother but she shouldn't be dating 15 years old boy..I agree with what Dan said also!
 
I have been keeping up with this story.. The girl and the mother had some long time History with DCF and the mother abuses alcohol.


The mother is out of the hospital now.

The girl is Bakered act. and being held in a mental institution.

The boy is held without bond.
 
Somewhere this family has totally slipped through the system.

Since the Mother and Daughter had a long time tension and DCF constantly at their house.
 
The mother and daughter will likely be separated, with the daughter going to a foster home or to another relative's house. Maybe possibly even a group home for troubled children. The girl will surely face some sort of charge after a complete psychological evaluation is performed and a psychologist and other medical staff makes a final determination before the court.

The 15 year old boyfriend will likely face charges and be sent to a juvenile delinquency lock-up facility and remain there until he reaches 21 years of age given the violence and brutality of the crime.
 
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Its hard to believe that boy dated a young girl. I was 15, and I was old enough to know what is wrong and what is right. So why would the earth he want to date a child? O_o
 
Im telling you my daughter will not be allowed anywhere without direct adult supervision at age 11. Why she was even hooked up with this 15 year old is beyond me.
 
Dixie said:
Im telling you my daughter will not be allowed anywhere without direct adult supervision at age 11. Why she was even hooked up with this 15 year old is beyond me.
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Me too! I think what Babyblue was saying about her mother having a problem with alcohol probably had a lot to do with it.

She had DCF there so obviously the state felt she wasn't capable.

Too bad they didn't get the girl into a good foster home before she set her mother on fire.
 
Attachment disorder? The future looks grim for this girl. I hope that she gets the help that she so desperately needs.
 
Jiro said:
is there a need to post this story? :(
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Basically yes, to remind us that not everything is all bright and rosy in this world.

I agree that an 11 yr. old is far too young to have a bf and that while I'm not agreeing with the idea that the bf brain-washed her but merely took advantage of her infatuation with him. Probably listened to her tale of woe and suggested the idea to kill her mom because of the terrible things "mom was doing to her"...
A large crack definitely was there to let this family slip through the system. But it will also (hopefully) heighten the awareness level that there are families in need of help (counseling, addiction, whatever!). Thing is the families have to ask for help.
When it comes to dysfunction the "look good to everyone on the outside and say nothing about what happens inside the home" is the rule.
Sad story but it needs to be told.
You never know when this might get folks to thinking about some other family that they know who are exhibiting the same symptoms and might rise to the occasion to help.
 
DeafCaver said:
Basically yes, to remind us that not everything is all bright and rosy in this world.

I agree that an 11 yr. old is far too young to have a bf and that while I'm not agreeing with the idea that the bf brain-washed her but merely took advantage of her infatuation with him. Probably listened to her tale of woe and suggested the idea to kill her mom because of the terrible things "mom was doing to her"...
A large crack definitely was there to let this family slip through the system. But it will also (hopefully) heighten the awareness level that there are families in need of help (counseling, addiction, whatever!). Thing is the families have to ask for help.
When it comes to dysfunction the "look good to everyone on the outside and say nothing about what happens inside the home" is the rule.
Sad story but it needs to be told.
You never know when this might get folks to thinking about some other family that they know who are exhibiting the same symptoms and might rise to the occasion to help.
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Yes, I agree with you that "nothing is all bright and rosey"..... have to learn to go with the flow, the good along with the bad....

I personally think the child needs to be removed from the home and into a treatment center. At age 11, she seems to be more mature than her years, (hanging with 15 yr. olds). If the mother is actually an alcoholic and neglets the girl, then sure en uf, the girl has not had a stable and proper upbringing and needs to be removed.
 
rockin'robin said:
Yes, I agree with you that "nothing is all bright and rosey"..... have to learn to go with the flow, the good along with the bad....

I personally think the child needs to be removed from the home and into a treatment center. At age 11, she seems to be more mature than her years, (hanging with 15 yr. olds). If the mother is actually an alcoholic and neglets the girl, then sure en uf, the girl has not had a stable and proper upbringing and needs to be removed.
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Yes for her welfare I would agree...

However lets be awfully careful with the idea of what is a "stable and proper upbringing". How long before children who are grounded because they didn't do their homework are considered not in a home defined by that definition.
We have standards in our society and thus how long before we lower them to get others to fit under those set criteria?
Just like with the school systems and that bullshit "no child left behind" crap where intelligent and bright young kids are forced to attend classes alongside not quite so intelligent and bright young kids just because those not quite as bright as their classmates won't be "left behind".
Where will the line be drawn?
Used to be okay for a parent to spank their child if they misbehave but now if pressed a parent can be charged with child abuse for doing so.
So if a parent is deemed to be an alcoholic will their children be taken away simply because of that? Even if they have given their children everything that they needed (home, clothes, school, etc. ) yet still drink heavily now and again?
Sometimes adversity does breed misbehaved and disturbed individuals and sometimes adversity breeds some of the most successful people on the planet. Often times it's somewhere in between.
 
DeafCaver said:
Yes for her welfare I would agree...

However lets be awfully careful with the idea of what is a "stable and proper upbringing". How long before children who are grounded because they didn't do their homework are considered not in a home defined by that definition.
We have standards in our society and thus how long before we lower them to get others to fit under those set criteria?
Just like with the school systems and that bullshit "no child left behind" crap where intelligent and bright young kids are forced to attend classes alongside not quite so intelligent and bright young kids just because those not quite as bright as their classmates won't be "left behind".
Where will the line be drawn?
Used to be okay for a parent to spank their child if they misbehave but now if pressed a parent can be charged with child abuse for doing so.
So if a parent is deemed to be an alcoholic will their children be taken away simply because of that? Even if they have given their children everything that they needed (home, clothes, school, etc. ) yet still drink heavily now and again?
Sometimes adversity does breed misbehaved and disturbed individuals and sometimes adversity breeds some of the most successful people on the planet. Often times it's somewhere in between.
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Im a female, single parent. My boys know what "TCB" means...."take care of business" and that's YOUR business. Homework is always done, or they get a piece of my mind and grounded for a month. I've really never had a problem with homework

I don't "spank or whip" my boys. I ground them, big time! I also embarrass them! ("If you want to act like a baby, then I'll treat you as one").

As for alcohol in the home....I'm totally againt it. I'm against drinking in front of children also. Parties and such, children should not be allowed, get a sitter.

My father was an "alkie"....I grew up in that "mess"....would not want my own children having to do the same....Sure, sometimes aversity does breed successful people....sometimes not, too....I'm not about to chance it w/my kids!
 
Just because an 11 year old is hanging out with a 15 year old doesn't necessarily mean the 11 year old is mature, it could also mean the 15 year old is immature or wanting to take advantage of a younger child for sexual purposes. Believe me the only thing running through the average 15 year old's head is sex and girls. The raging hormones and lack of parental supervision have led to this. This could have been prevented yes, but many people failed to read the warning signs and thus failed to act accordingly.
 
PowerON said:
I don't see "(*graphic*)" in the source :(
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Burning someone alive is pretty ghrapic in my book.

I don't think the OP was speaking of graphic photos. She was saying the story may be disturbing to some.

I appreciate the warning she gave about this post.
 
I was too curious to see picture but they do not have any photo. No sense to say " (*graphic*)".

My old friend at NTID/RIT. He got 3 degreed burned (near 80 percent damaged skin).

At my old job, detective or private police warned me ugliest picture or video. I used to see thousand pictures of dead bodies and some video (murder alive or suicide or accident). I worked as photo tech and visual communication.
 
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