“I stabbed a twin sister in my sleep, called police myself, gave CPR” brother in America for 15 years in jail
In Houston, USA, a 17 -year -old brother kills his twin sister by knife. But after the attack, the police himself calls 911 and says that when he was driving the knife, he was sleepy, he was not conscious, he was dreaming. He said that he woke up from sleep in his sister’s room and saw that the sister’s neck had a knife. Now the court has found that brother guilty of murder after 4 years and has sentenced him to 15 years in jail.
What is the whole matter?
Fox26 Houston report According to, Benjamin Elliott killed his sister about 4 years ago when both of them were 17 years old. The legal team fighting the case on behalf of Benjamin Elliot claimed in the court that in September 2021, when he stabbed his sister, he was sleepy and was sleeping. Her sister Meghan Elliot was sleeping and the brother stabbed her father’s knife into her neck.
When the police reached the spot, I saw that Elliot was giving CPR to his sister. But after investigation, Meghan was declared dead on the spot. According to the Fox26 Houston report, Meghan had several wounds with a knife.
Khou 11 report According to, Elliot told a police officer who reached the spot that he is not worth honor because he killed his sister. A video was played in front of the member in the court in which Elliott shows that what he did soon after stabbing the knife: “I got nervous. I put the knife down and put a pillow on the neck to try to stop the bleeding. Then, you know, I called 911 from the phone.”
The defense also called a sleep specialist (sleep expert) to the court, who spoke about the previous cases related to the crimes committed during the Parasomomania (sleeping thing) during the episode, including a chef who could cook food in his sleep. The doctor said that when you are walking in sleep, you are not consciously aware, but some parts can be remembered.
According to the report of Khou 11, the defense asked the judge to soften his sentence. He asked for 5 years in jail. The judge said that the jury also asked him to be soft in the sentence. At the same time, the prosecution sought at least 40 years in jail for Benjamin Elliot. Finally, the judge sentenced him to 15 years in jail.