Boy, 16, 'attacks mother with claw hammer before cremating her in oven

[Tomo 21,733]

A 16-year-old son has allegedly confessed to killing his mother because she took away his Playstation games console.

Kendall Anderson attacked his mother Rashida with a claw hammer while she slept, bludgeoning her 20 times, police say.

When the hammer attack didn't kill her, the South Philadelphia teenager dragged the 37-year-old downstairs and tried to 'cremate her' in the kitchen oven, according to a court report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

When that failed, he grabbed a chair leg and beat her around the head, before dumping her body in an alley behind the house, it is claimed.

'The victim's body was found under debris,' a police source told MailOnline. 'She had suffered a blunt trauma to the head.'

Wearing a blue striped polo shirt and casual trousers, 5ft8 Kendall appeared in court today, where the alleged confession was read out.

According to his police statement, he spent three hours trying to decide whether he should kill his mother after she removed his computer games on the day after Thanksgiving, November 26.

'I couldn't stand the arguing,' he said in the statement, after apparently killing her at around 9pm.

Extreme: Kendall apparently became angry with his mother after she took away his Playstation. He allegedly confessed the crime to police, before adding: 'I really miss my mom... she was the only person who cared for me' (file picture)

The 11th grader has now been ordered to stand trial for murder, possession of an instrument of crime and abuse of a corpse.

Philadelphia police homicide Det. Thorsten Lucke, who read out the confession in court, said Anderson had expressed remorse for the crime and told him: 'If I could, I would not do it again.

'I really miss my mom... she was the only person who cared for me.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358071/Boy-16-attacks-mother-claw-hammer-cremating-oven--took-away-Playstation.html#ixzz1NSOfDTjj

Oh my days

[Feroze 487]

....Oh dear....

[Kez 2,727]

Absolutely disgusting.

[Sheva. 5,373]

wtf.

[Fulham Broadway 16,947]

Unbeleivable. i mean why would an American use a 'claw hammer' for Gods sake ? Teenagers usually use firearms, from their Dads armoury.

I blame Obama

[- 25 - 167]

Wow.

Little did he know, the PSN was gonna go down in a couple of months anyway.

[termninja 5,290]

Don't know what to say...hammer, oven and chair leg...kill his mother because of something as stupid as PS...just terrible. This world is full of shit...

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Poor upbringing..

[Madmax 9,219]

Poor upbringing..

No. Upbringing has nothing to do with this. His own deranged mind made him do this.

If there's a hell, this guy should burn in it.

[termninja 5,290]

Poor upbringing..

I blame the influence of videogames, low IQ along with poor upbringing.

[Ollie 4,400]

So we first read about a Bulgarian nutter in spain behead an old lady in a store and now a teenage boy smashes his mum to bits with a hammer then puts her in an oven before bashing her a bit more with a wooden chair leg to them bury her outside under rubble n shit. And for a PSP?

This story is so disturbing, how could anyone do that its sickening beyond belief. If there is a hell, he'd be listed for the future.

DAMN!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

No. Upbringing has nothing to do with this. His own deranged mind made him do this.

If there's a hell, this guy should burn in it.

People are not "made" like this. They don't suddenly become violent.

He's clearly been exposed to this device at an early age and been allowed to play much longer than he should. I'd also question the social class he's been brought up in and his environment. These all play their part in reasons for this behaviour.

It's not so simple as "he's bad". There's a reason.

[HRiver 1,512]

My God, this is just sick. How can you do that to your mother, the most important and most loved person in your life?

[Madmax 9,219]

People are not "made" like this. They don't suddenly become violent.

He's clearly been exposed to this device at an early age and been allowed to play much longer than he should. I'd also question the social class he's been brought up in and his environment. These all play their part in reasons for this behaviour.

It's not so simple as "he's bad". There's a reason.

He chose to do this, he wasn't made to do it at gunpoint. You can't absolve him of all blame. Fair enough maybe he was allowed too much time on his PSP, does that make his mom responsible for his son murdering him? Don't think so.

[termninja 5,290]

He chose to do this, he wasn't made to do it at gunpoint. You can't absolve him of all blame. Fair enough maybe he was allowed too much time on his PSP, does that make his mom responsible for his son murdering him? Don't think so.

Oh god, it was for a fucking PSP! I though it was PS3 and stuff. Even worse

[LDN Blue 7,903]

He chose to do this, he wasn't made to do it at gunpoint. You can't absolve him of all blame. Fair enough maybe he was allowed too much time on his PSP, does that make his mom responsible for his son murdering him? Don't think so.

Yes he chose to do it. Because this choice comes from his mental state, which was obviously not in a stable state.

The type of murder shows this. It's an act of rage. Rage which has been built up in his mind because of his experiences growing up. I'm not saying his mum is solely responsible. Like I said, it would be worthwhile to look at the environmental factors. These make a big part of who you are as a person as you grow up.

He's 16. No 16 year old, who's grown up with love and care would bludgeon the person who brought him up like that. Something is clearly wrong in the his upbringing.

[termninja 5,290]

[Ollie 4,400]

Got both lol.