Mental evaluation ordered for 14-year-old
NORWICH – Friday a brief hearing for an accused 14-year-old attempted murderer took place in the City of Norwich Court. City Court Judge James Downey ordered a mental evaluation at the request of the defense.
Fourteen-year-old Ty A. Tumminia, Norwich, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. The teen allegedly attacked his mother, 32, with a phone cord, strangling her to the point of unconsciousness, because she refused to allow him to visit his girlfriend living in Iowa.
Tumminia’s Public Defender Alan Gordon motioned to have the hearing adjourned so his client could undergo a full mental evaluation at Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center. However, Gordon made it clear to the court that Tumminia’s competency was not an issue and not the aim of the evaluation.
As a juvenile offender, Tumminia could face up to 3 1/3-to-10 years in prison if convicted of second degree attempted murder.
Police received a 9-1-1 call Sunday, April 1 from Tumminia’s younger brother. Police responded to the home at 80 S. Broad St. and discovered the mother unconscious.
Tumminia’s mother was taken to Chenango Memorial Hospital, where she was treated. She has since been released and is nearly fully recovered physically.
Tumminia is a ninth grade student at Norwich High School.
The teen made extensive statements detailing his motives and how he carried out his attack. In the unofficial confession, he admits to sneaking into his mother’s room and leaping on her with a phone cord. His mother managed to break the cord so Tumminia allegedly strangled her with his bare hands. Finally after several minutes of intense fighting, his mother lost consciousness. Police arrived just after the attack and discovered the teen moving his mother’s body. While the police were attending to the mother’s injuries, Tumminia fled the residence, stealing the family’s car.
District Attorney Joseph McBride has decided to prosecute the teen-ager as an adult for attempted second degree murder. The defense in the case will have the option to make a motion in court to move the case back to Family Court, effectively rescinding that the teen be tried as an adult.
Judge Downey remanded Tumminia to Hillbrook Detention Center pending his mental evaluation there.
Fourteen-year-old Ty A. Tumminia, Norwich, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. The teen allegedly attacked his mother, 32, with a phone cord, strangling her to the point of unconsciousness, because she refused to allow him to visit his girlfriend living in Iowa.
Tumminia’s Public Defender Alan Gordon motioned to have the hearing adjourned so his client could undergo a full mental evaluation at Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center. However, Gordon made it clear to the court that Tumminia’s competency was not an issue and not the aim of the evaluation.
As a juvenile offender, Tumminia could face up to 3 1/3-to-10 years in prison if convicted of second degree attempted murder.
Police received a 9-1-1 call Sunday, April 1 from Tumminia’s younger brother. Police responded to the home at 80 S. Broad St. and discovered the mother unconscious.
Tumminia’s mother was taken to Chenango Memorial Hospital, where she was treated. She has since been released and is nearly fully recovered physically.
Tumminia is a ninth grade student at Norwich High School.
The teen made extensive statements detailing his motives and how he carried out his attack. In the unofficial confession, he admits to sneaking into his mother’s room and leaping on her with a phone cord. His mother managed to break the cord so Tumminia allegedly strangled her with his bare hands. Finally after several minutes of intense fighting, his mother lost consciousness. Police arrived just after the attack and discovered the teen moving his mother’s body. While the police were attending to the mother’s injuries, Tumminia fled the residence, stealing the family’s car.
District Attorney Joseph McBride has decided to prosecute the teen-ager as an adult for attempted second degree murder. The defense in the case will have the option to make a motion in court to move the case back to Family Court, effectively rescinding that the teen be tried as an adult.
Judge Downey remanded Tumminia to Hillbrook Detention Center pending his mental evaluation there.
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