'She is dead': Man stabbed 8-year-old adopted sister to death then stuffed her in a tote in the laundry room, police say

A Wisconsin antheral who allegedly stabbed his 8-year-old sister to decease and hid her assemblage successful a tote is headed to trial.

Dayveon Lathrop, 21, was arrested successful March 2024 successful transportation with the decease of his 8-year-old adopted sister. According to a transgression ailment obtained by section NBC affiliate WMTV, the miss was reported missing by her begetter connected March 9, 2024. When the begetter confronted Lathrop, who was the lone 1 location with the miss portion the begetter was moving errands, helium responded, "She is dead," constabulary said.

Police said the miss was recovered stabbed to death, her assemblage stuffed into a tote and hidden successful the home's laundry room.

When constabulary asked Lathrop what happened, the then-20-year-old said helium did not remember, and claimed helium was drunk and precocious connected marijuana astatine the time. Witnesses told constabulary that they saw Lathrop and the miss having a verbal altercation astir 4:30 p.m. the time she went missing.

According to the complaint, constabulary recovered 2 knives successful a ablution earlier uncovering the girl's body. Lathrop was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse.

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Questions astir Lathrop's competency were raised astatine his archetypal tribunal hearing, but helium was deemed competent astatine a proceeding successful May 2024. After helium pleaded not guilty, a proceedings was scheduled for July 2025 but was continued, and different competency proceeding was set. At Lathrop's 2nd competency hearing, helium was deemed incompetent to basal trial, according to tribunal records. The fishy was ordered to beryllium committed to a intelligence wellness installation for treatment.

A 3rd competency hearing took spot connected Monday. Lathrop was deemed competent, and a assemblage proceedings was scheduled for July 2026. He was sent backmost to Rock County Jail, wherever helium remains successful custody. His adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for May 8, 2026.