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HOUSTON — The family of a 12-year-old boy accused of killing an infant by throwing him to the floor believes that the baby’s 7-year-old brother is responsible for the death, a family spokesman said Thursday.
Minister Johnny Jeremiah, a spokesman for Tawanna Scott and her 12-year-old son, said the 7-year-old was holding Deandre Washington and threw the crying 10-month-old down the stairs of the Houston house, where authorities said several young children were left alone.
The older boy was in another room playing a game at the time, Jeremiah said.
The 12-year-old is being held on a charge of capital murder.
