Daughter plots parent’s murder-life lessons learned
Life lessons can be learned from the tragedy in 2007 when a 16-year-old daughter planned to murder her parent’s with the assistance of her boyfriend whom her parents disapproved of. This was a church going family. The father was the pastor of the church with their three children including the 16 year old in the worship team.
This appeared to be a family who were blessed but it all changed when she met her 19 year old boyfriend. The parents disapproved with one of the reasons being the age difference. the parents one day noticed her boyfriend’s myspace page with comments relating to alcohol and sexual activity. The father took her to one side and told her, “You were not raised this way.” A big argument followed with one of the parents taking her cell phone off her.
The daughter then plotted her parent’s death with the aid of her boyfriend and his associate. The girlfriend of the associate was drawn into the plot.
On the night of the murders, the two guys entered the property with one of the girls driving the vehicle. The 16 year old daughter kept the dog quiet.
The guys went inside and started firing shots with the father taking 11 shots but survived. The mother and the two brothers, aged 13 and 8 were killed. The murders were so barbaric that I am not going to go into the details here but it does show a complete lack of regard for human life and that the two lads who did the killing must have had a great deal of ill feeling towards the parents.
It was not long before those who were involved were arrested with the two lads who did the killing getting life without parole, the 16 year old daughter got 40 years plus another 25 years while the other young lady got 40 years but could get parole after 20 years.
The father survived the attack and made a full recovery. He later gave speeches on the dangers of going around with the wrong crowd.
Making friends with the wrong people is the downfall of many people. Young women are particularly vulnerable because will be pursued by men with questionable motives. It has been said “Girls date their self-esteem” and it may seem flattering when some guys may them feel good about themselves but people with insite can read between the lines. Insight comes from life experience and that is where parents prove helpful.
The number one mistake this 16-year-old made was dishonouring her parents. They tried get her to leave her boyfriend but she refused to. They saw material on his myspace page relating to alcohol and sexual activity. The father had a talk to her saying, “You were not raised this way.” An argument followed with one of her parents taking her cell phone off her.
It was alleged that she plotted to kill her parents for the following month leading up to the attack.