Chicago Tribune - A Mokena teenager accused of killing his 4-year-old half-sister pleaded not guilty Monday in a Will County courtroom.Keith Randulich, 18, is charged in the May 22 death of his half sister, Sabrina Clement.
In a statement allegedly given to police, Randulich, who remains in jail in lieu of $10 million bail, said he took the girl to the basement in their home, then cut her throat with a steak knife and stabbed her. Family members were at the hearing Monday but declined to comment.
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No Abuse in Murder Case?
JOLIET -- Though Keith Randulich told police he slit his 4-year-old half sister's throat after failing to get a gun he could use to kill someone he believed was molesting the girl, authorities say there was no sign Sabrina Clement was the victim of sexual abuse.
Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil, whose office performed an autopsy on Sabrina, said Monday there was no evidence she was molested.
"As part of the autopsy protocol, especially when under these particular circumstances, that was looked at very closely, and there's no evidence of any abuse along those lines," O'Neil said.
His office gathered evidence for a sexual assault kit, which the coroner gave to Mokena police for testing.
Randulich, 18, 19433 York Drive, pleaded innocent Monday in Will County Court to two counts of first-degree murder. He wore glasses and sat shackled with several other Will County Jail inmates after Judge Richard Schoenstedt called his case. Randulich remains in jail on $10 million bail.
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