The mom of a teen accused of murder was caught on video scrubbing blood off her son's jeans, prosecutors say

• A 14-year-old in Florida is accused in the brutal murder of seventh-grader Tristyn Bailey.

• The teen's mom was also arrested after trying to wash blood off her son's jeans, prosecutors said.

• Bailey, who attended the same school as the suspect, was stabbed to death on May 10.

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The mother of a 14-year-old boy charged with first degree murder in Florida has also been arrested for tampering with evidence, according to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.

Aiden Fucci is accused of murdering 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey by stabbing her 114 times. Fucci, despite his age, is being charged as an adult in the brutal murder due to the nature of the crime.

Crystal Smith, Fucci's mother, was arrested Saturday after authorities alleged she tried to scrub the girl's blood from her son's jeans.

Smith, 35, was present when authorities interviewed her son following Bailey's disappearance, local outlet News4Jax reported. When authorities left the home with her son, Smith was captured on surveillance video washing what appeared to be his jeans in the bathroom sink. The jeans and the sink later tested positive for blood, according to the arrest warrant.

MU2's take:  

1. Good. the mother should be prosecuted too.  One should not break the law in order to hide such a heinous crime.
   
   
2. Who the hell points surveillance cameras at a bathroom?  I need some context here.
   
   
3. Little Aiden Fucci needs to be executed.  He executed Tristyn Bailey, he should suffer the same fate.  I would say about 114 stab wounds sounds about right.  

Original Article: The mom of a teen accused of murder was caught on video scrubbing blood off her son's jeans, prosecutors say (msn.com)