Ocala Police say the 9-year-old boy who is now facing attempted first-degree murder charges for stabbing his 5-year-old sister told officers he said "die, die" while stabbing her.
The boy told police that he thought about wanting to kill his sister two days before it happened, the police report states. He said he hid the knife behind his back before he snuck up on her and stabbed her repeatedly in the back while she was bent over, according to the police report.
The stabbing happened around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 at the Berkeley Pointe Apartments on Northeast 7th Street.
The girl was found with multiple stab wounds, police said.
A report from the Associated Press said the victim was alert and able to communicate. She was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. She was later reported to be in stable condition.
The mother of the girl told police she returned to the apartment after leaving for about 10 minutes to check the mail and get candy from a neighbor in the complex, the report said.
When she entered the room of the 9-year-old boy to check on the children, she found him stabbing his 5-year-old sister, police said. She then grabbed the knife from him and picked up the girl and took her to the bathroom, before the boy ran out of the home, according to the police report.
Police later located the boy after he was found hiding in a maintenance shed nearby, police said.
The report said police asked the boy why he wanted to kill his sister and he told investigators the thought had entered his head two days earlier.
The 9-year-old was arrested and charged with attempted murder in the first degree.
He had his first court appearance Tuesday morning, when a judge immediately ordered a psychiatric evaluation.