10-Year Old Girl Found Murdered In Abandoned Lot, 14- Year Old Stepbrother Suspected

A girl’s stepbrother has been arrested for the murder of his 10-year old stepsister after her body was found in an abandoned lot in a Michigan neighborhood.

14-year-old Jameion Peterson faces one charge of open murder in connection with the death of Na’Mylah Turner-Moore. Peterson is being charged as an adult.

A motive for the killing and Na’Mylah’s cause of death have not been made public.

Na’Mylah was reported missing from her stepfather’s Saginaw, Mich., house, early Tuesday morning.

Hours later, authorities found her body in an abandoned lot on the same block.

Saginaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Blair N. Stevenson said while he could not elaborate on how Na’Mylah was killed, it appears no dangerous weapon was involved.

There were also no signs of sexual assault.

Speaking out on the death of her daughter and the arrest of her stepson, Melonzine Turner said, “I treated him like he was my own son. I put clothes on his back. He was like another child of mine. I would have never thought he would have done nothing like this. But then again, you can’t put nothing past nobody, and you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

The grieving mother continued to say, “Na’Mylah was everything to me. She was jolly, smiley faced. She had personality. She had so many friends. Everybody wanted to be around her. She just was lovable.”

Peterson retained court-appointed attorney Rod O’Farrell and it is unclear if the teen has entered a plea to his charge.

Peterson, who was denied bond, is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 21.