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12-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Mother's Stabbing Death
1/8/2026
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- A 12-year-old girl identified as AL was arrested in Medan, Indonesia, for allegedly murdering her mother, Faizah Soraya.
- Soraya was found dead with 26 stab wounds after AL allegedly attacked her with a kitchen knife.
- Medan police chief Jean Calvijn Simanjuntak said AL faces charges of murder and domestic violence.
- Indonesian law distinguishes adults from juveniles; those aged 12 to 17 fall under the 2012 Juvenile Criminal Justice System.
