The brother of a 12-year-old boy who was found dead at his Cecil Avenue home on Tuesday morning has been charged with voluntary manslaughter.

At just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, KPD officers responded to a home in the 1500 block of Cecil Avenue to investigate the death of a 12-year-old boy. Cause of death was not immediately apparent, and the victim was transported to the Regional Forensic Center for further examination.

The preliminary autopsy determined that the victim died from internal injuries due to blunt force trauma.

Following continued and persistent investigation led by KPD Homicide Unit detectives, it was determined that the victim had been assaulted by his brother, age 13, over the weekend.

The brother, who is not being identified due to his juvenile status, was taken into custody on Thursday night on a juvenile petition for voluntary manslaughter.

The investigation into the incident remains ongoing at this time.