A BOY has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl after she was found dead in her parents’ home by her mother.
Brooke McLaughlin’s friends devastated after asking for justice after she was allegedly murdered by a boy she allegedly knew.
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Police said the boy was arrested on Saturday but did not release his name, address or other information.
The boy was taken to the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.
The sun has previously reported the family’s car was stolen from their mobile home in Maine on the same day of the murder.
It was found 15 to 20 miles away the next morning, police said.
“Brooke was a kind, loving, very thoughtful, generous, strong person, who loved her family and friends so much that she enjoyed spending time with her,” her obituary read.
“She enjoyed campfires, music, shopping, swimming, animals, four-wheel drive, ice fishing, hiking, and hanging out with her friends.”
“She was always there for people, she would always stand up for her friends and take care of them,” one of her friends wrote on her memorial page.
“She was so pretty funny and really fun to hang out with.”
“Even if there was something going on in her life, she would always try to help other people what they were going through,” her aunt wrote on the page.
“Selfless, caring, mature. Very special and unique person.”
Her aunt said she will always remember how Brooke loved animals.
“She poured everything she had into it,” she said.
“She studied and read about her pets until she knew all about them.”
Besides her parents. Brooke is survived by her sister, niece, two grandmothers, three aunts, stepmother, four stepsiblings and stepfather.
She is also survived by two of her lifelong family friends and their son, her cat and bearded dragon, many loving cousins, extended family and friends, according to the obituary.
McLaughlin, was in the 7th grade at Maranacook Community Middle School, according to Superintendent of Schools Jay Charette.
“While we do not know the circumstances of this tragic event, we are working with various agencies to support our students and staff in a timely and appropriate manner, given the nature of this tragedy,” he said in a statement.