(KWNO)-A teenage boy is being accused of killing his niece in La Crosse. 16-year-old Kamitri Riles faces one count of first-degree intentional homicide in La Crosse County. On June 14 police found the girl dead in a residence with bruises on her face and body.
The criminal complaint says Riles was taking care of his niece along with some other kids at the home. The complaint says he initially denied hurting the girl, but several days later admitted to investigators that he got frustrated when she wouldn’t stop crying.
He said he hit and pushed her and she fell to the ground and was bleeding. He then picked her up and put her in her bed. Several hours later she was found dead by her mother.
Riles is being held in the La Crosse County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond.
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