A 26-year-old California man has admitted using a pickax to kill his younger half brother with cerebral palsy in Ventura County, according to prosecutors. Zayde was killed on Dec. 5, 2024, in Newbury Park, authorities said. That night, the boys were alone in a makeshift shed and their uncle went to check on them. Shortly after, deputies responded to reports of a man acting erratically on the football field at Newbury Park High School, about a mile away. Advertisement“This is an unimaginable tragedy for a family that has already endured so much,” said Senior Deputy Dist.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 08, 2026 12:16 UTC