Boys, 8 and 9, Charged in Death of 4-Year-Old

An 8-year-old boy was charged with criminally negligent homicide for allegedly stabbing to death 4-year-old neighbor Emanuel Barima as he played outside his Bronx apartment.

The suspect’s 9-year-old brother was charged with assault for his role in the attack, police said.

They are among the youngest people ever charged in the United States in a slaying. Both were charged as juveniles.

Police said Barima and his 5-year-old sister were victims of “bullyism at its peak” at the hands of the brothers, who often would tease them, spit on them and push them around.