FIVE-YEAR-OLD KILLER COULD FACE MURDER CHARGES

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A FIVE-YEAR-OLD  girl could face murder charges after telling cops she drowned a toddler in the bathtub "because he would not stop crying." 
Jermane Johnson was just 18-months old when he was killed in his Kansas City, MO home, by the youngster who was annoyed by his tears.
The 16-year-old girl who was supposed to be looking after them had fallen asleep.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp said: "I've been in law enforcement for 20 years, and it's the youngest suspect I can remember. It's extremely rare."
"She said she got angry because he would not stop crying and she held him under the water until he stopped crying."
Cops originally ruled the death accidental, but said that changed after social workers reported that the girl told them she brought the toddler into the bathroom and drowned him.  Snapp added that the 5-year-old was not arrested, and the case was referred to the Jackson County's family courts division and a decision on how to handle the case will be left up to prosecutors after the medical examiner's report is released.

CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL CLAIM: CAYLEE DROWNED IN POOL

PARTY-mom Casey Anthony's lawyers opened their case with the bombshell claim that her daughter Caylee drowned in a swimming pool and her grandfather covered it up. 
Her attorney, Jose Baez claimed Caylee's grandmother Cindy forgot to pull up a ladder that prevented the toddler from climbing into the pool on her own and the toddler slipped in when no one was looking. The distraught family panicked and didn't call police, he said.

He added: "That's what she's guilty of, she's not guilty of murder. This is not a murder case."
Prosecutors were quick to dismiss the claims putting forward their own theory that the toddler died from three pieces of duct tape being placed over her mouth and nose.

They also described Internet searches done on a computer at Casey's home that showed queries for chloroform, neck-breaking and alcohol.

Prosecutors said everything Casey Anthony did was based on a web of lies and that the evidence points to her as the killer.
Linda Drane Burdick said: "Casey Anthony ... appeared to be ... a loving mother, trying to provide support for her daughter. But as the evidence in this case will show, that was an illusion."
Anthony who faces the death penalty if convicted denies murder.
The trial continues.
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