A Jamaican teenager who allegedly bludgeoned his mother to death and seriously injured his father with a baseball bat in Baltimore, United States on Tuesday, waived a bail appearance in the Baltimore District Court yesterday.

The boy was charged as an adult with first degree murder in the death of his mother, Donna Campbell-Powell, 39, who worked at the Baltimore county Office of Budget and Finance.
He is also charged with the attempted murder of his father, who was treated for injuries sustained during the assault.
He was ordered held without bail.

The teenager reportedly told investigators he and his mother were arguing when he armed himself with the baseball bat and beat her to death. He then wrapped her body in a blanket and hid it in the family garage. Hours later when his father arrived home and fell asleep on a couch, the boy reportedly attacked his father with the baseball bat and hit him several times in the head. His father managed to overpower him but was also badly injured.

The Baltimore County Police Department (BCPD) said yesterday that the family were recent immigrants from Jamaica, but refused to provide further details.

"The family just recently moved here from Jamaica," a female officer from the BCPD told the Observer. "He is a minor so his case file is kept closed."

The boy was being chided by his mother about his performance in school when he allegedly killed her.
He was attending school on a baseball scholarship and was hailed as an honour student by school officials, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun.

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