Teen Arrested in ‘Torture’ Death of 8-Year-Old Brother — Five Months After Her Boyfriend Was Charged By Rachel Raposas 39

A teenager and her boyfriend have now both been charged in connection with the death of her 8-year-old brother.

Texas teen Kara Walker, 17, was arrested by the Violent Crimes Apprehension Team on Wednesday, Aug. 27, for her role in her young brother’s death — five months after her boyfriend, 18-year-old Nolan Stallings, was charged for the same crime, per ABC 13, FOX 26 and KHOU 11.

However, neither is charged with homicide, according to a statement from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office: instead, they’ll be tried on charges of injury to a child.

On Feb. 10, Walker and Stallings brought the boy, who was unresponsive, to the Baytown Methodist Hospital in Harris County, ABC 13 reported, and with injuries consistent with abuse, per FOX 26. The child died five days later.

At the time, Stallings reportedly told Sheriff Ed Gonzalez that the child was injured in a fall, but hospital staff told law enforcement the two teens’ story didn’t add up. The boy’s autopsy later determined his death was caused by blunt force trauma.

Court documents reviewed by KHOU 11 and ABC 13 alleged the boy was “abused and tortured over several days,” which brought about his death. The abuse is believed to have happened at a home in the 100 block of Greendell Street in the Highlands Area, per the sheriff.

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Stallings was arrested in March, charged with the felony of injury to a child and processed through the county jail, where Walker was also booked on Wednesday. FOX 26 reported that Walker’s bond is set at $100,000 while Stallings’ is set at $1 million.

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Though neither face homicide charges at this time, injury to a child is classified as a felony.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office told ABC 13 the five-month gap between Stallings’ and Walker’s arrests was based on evidence throughout the investigation, but did not elaborate further.