PORTLAND — A 12-year-old boy is accused of killing an elderly woman found dead in her Eugene-area home on Monday.
The boy, who has notbeen identified by Lane County authorities, is being held at the Serbu Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of murder and first-degree burglary, according to Jason Davis, a Lane County Health and Human Services Department spokesman.
The boy was booked into the juvenile detention center early Thursday in connection with the death of 92-year-old Erma Burnell, according to Davis.
Burnell was found dead in her home in Creswell around 12:20 p.m. Monday. Creswell is about 14 miles south of Eugene.
