A 14-year-old boy, the youngest defendant in the murder case of Tessa Majors, was sentenced to six months in juvenile detention.
The minor was only 13 years old when he gave a knife to two older boys who stabbed 18-year-old Majors, a freshman at Barnard College on the Upper West Side.
It was in December when the attack happened in Morningside Park. Rashaun Weaver is accused of stabbing Majors to death and another boy, Luchiano Lewis, is accused of holding her still while Weaver did it.
The two, who were only 14 years old at that time, have been charged as adults. The 13-year-old, who is now 14, had been facing a maximum of 18 months behind bars.
Before the teen’s sentencing, he told the court: “I went into Morningside Park in Manhattan with Rashaun and Lucci. We went to the park planning to rob someone.
“In the park, one of my friends dropped a knife. I picked up the knife and handed it to Rashaun.
“After that, we saw Tessa Majors walking on the stairs inside the park.”
He continued: “Rashaun went up to her and said something to her and Tessa yelled for help. Rashaun used the knife that I had handed to him to stab Tessa and I saw feathers coming out of her coat.
“Then I saw Rashaun take a plastic bag out of her pocket. Tessa went up the stairs towards Morningside Drive and Rashaun, Lucci and I followed her up to the platform.
“After that, Rashaun, Lucci and I ran out of the park together.”
The investigation into Major’s death involved the police officers interviewing and releasing the teens. One of them was accused of running away to the South but both their families insist they are innocent.
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