Zander Lyda Death: A 12-year-old who killed her 9-year-old sibling

A 12-year-old girl was said to have fatally stabbed her 9-year-old brother while they were both present in their home, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.

On a Friday in January, law enforcement officials revealed that the stabbing incident happened late on a Thursday night in a home in downtown Tulsa’s St. Thomas Square area.

Incident details:

“Officers discovered that the father of the children was upstairs resting when the 12-year-old daughter awakened the parent and claimed she had stabbed the victim, the 9-year-old sibling,” who was the victim, according to a statement released by the Tulsa Police Department.

When cops arrived at the home, firefighters were already performing CPR on the child, according to a statement released by the police force.

Paramedics transported the child to a neighboring hospital, where he had surgery, but he died early the following morning, according to the notification.

According to reports, police detectives detained the youngster and sent her to a juvenile offenders’ jail institution.

In an exclusive video taken by a bodyworn camera and shared online, the aftermath of a 9-year-old child being stabbed and his 12-year-old sister being held by Tulsa police officers is shown. While her younger brother, who was nine years old at the time, was dying due to the stabbing the 12-year-old admitted to carrying out, and she informed police in the back of a patrol car. She cried and said, “I don’t know why I did it.”

Gofundme:

On behalf of April Lyda, the children’s mother, Doug and Jenni Anthamatten are coordinating a GoFundMe appeal. Her child was an incredibly well-behaved youngster who had never previously displayed behavioral problems.

Until April, Lyda can return to full-time employment, and the money will be used to cover unanticipated auto repairs, a portion of her monthly bills, and other living expenditures.

May 26, 2023 Update

I just want to thank you all for the donations, they couldn’t have come at a better moment, I seen the YouTube video, but I don’t think it’s legal or appropriate for them to post that, so hopefully it will be taken down, I try not to let the ignorant comments and all the theories get to me, yes my kids have different fathers, but they were good kids and I never let that prevent me from providing for them in every way including emotionally, mentally, financially etc, they were raised as God-fearing children & never had behavioral issues until she was put back on a medication she was off for over a year, no it wasn’t psych meds, and I can’t get into details because I’m not sure what all I’m allowed to share just yet, just know my kids loved each other and always got along until the very end there they were fighting a lot more than usual but they never physically hurt each other on purpose, that just wasn’t who they were. She has never even yelled at me, she was happy and energetic loves school, she is not mentally ill & has not been diagnosed with anything.

She has been very well-behaved the entire 6 months she has been gone and yes I’m very supportive of her and love her very much, obviously there is a lot of healing that we both need before we can ever live together again and she needs mental & emotional help after this, she could have permanent damage we don’t know yet, but she has not had any issues and I want to clarify something, my daughter was not a cutter! She had old cuts from two months prior from when she was first put back on her meds and everyone agreed to take her off immediately and so I did unfortunately, it was too late the damage was done.

The new cuts were from that night she attacked my precious son, she has a very amazing team of experts that spend almost every day with her for an hour’s sometimes, They have been around her this etire 6 months they know her pretty well, and they also feel like she is telling the truth, and I believe the experts when it comes to this.

She is going to treatment, for how long we do not know yet, another thing is my son was not asleep, I know it’s a minor rumor but he was awake because he didn’t have school the next day, he was switching from public to homeschool through a homeschooling program here in my state, we used them before and he had just met his teacher a few days prior but we were waiting for his chrome book before he could start, anyway I did not find out that he was awake until our interview. I was confused and shocked, I thought someone broke into my home and hurt my kids and I thought my daughter ran away for safety. I did not ever think or imagine that one of my kids would do such a thing.

She was as normal as you’re child as any 12-year-old child who was not allowed to cuss or watch scary evil movies, she was starting to rebel but she was also just going through normal teenage things, so no there were no signs that would have warned any of us that she was a threat.

I feel very guilty I couldn’t protect my son, I have promised my children a million times that I would never let anything like this happen to them I would never allow anyone to hurt them and they have nothing to be afraid of at home because it’s our safe place, you know all the normal things parents say to their kids, I felt like I failed him and her both. I know it’s not my fault and people can be so cruel and evil, especially now. Anyway with all that said, don’t believe everything you see or hear on the internet or from strangers that have never met me or my family.

I still have my rights, if I was negligent in any way I doubt I would still have rights over both my surviving children. Again Thank you so much for the donations, I have to move and I honestly was struggling to pay for it. So I greatly appreciate the donations, and the prayers and kind words. I know I will be reunited with my son again and that’s what keeps me going, that and my two surviving children. This was a horrible tragedy that was completely unseen and unimaginable to any parent in any circumstance. God bless you all. And may you’re kindness be returned 10 fold