April Lyda’s Daughter Was Potentially Doomed From The Start

A 12 year-old girl stabs her nine year-old brother to death in Oklahoma. Horrible story. Can we learn anything?

The background on this story is that, in January 2023 in Tulsa, a 12 year-old girl (not named, but I am sure you can find her name on corners of the Internet) stabbed her nine year-old brother repeatedly. He was taken to the hospital and died at 2:30am. The girl is currently in a psychiatric facility in Oklahoma, but not in jail. Because she’s a minor, a lot of this stuff is sealed, including potential charges against her.

Here’s the widest view of the body-cam footage, including when they take her to a youth crisis center:

The mom’s name is April Lyda, although she is sometimes referred to as “April Mitchell.” The deceased boy’s name is Zander.

The mom, April, did appear on Chris Cuomo’s show after this initial body-cam stuff was released. She said her daughter had been on ADHD medication, went off it, went back on it, and…