FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The 15-year-old charged with his older brother’s murder looked emotionless as he sat in a courtroom Thursday, waiting for a judge to call his name.
An attorney would speak on Demetre Fleurimond’s behalf as a state prosecutor requested the judge to hold Fleuirmond for 21 days.
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That request was granted.
The teen is accused of shooting and killing his 23-year-old brother, Kevin Dominique, then dumping his body three minutes away from their house near a canal off Ocean Waterway Boulevard and Old Griffin Road in Dania Beach.
The boys’ mother told Local 10 News on Wednesday that she believes they had a dispute about chores.
“Sunday morning when I came back, I saw the kitchen tiles were clean,” said Marie Jeanty. “I said, I know you did it, but Kevin must’ve asked you to do it. He said yes I did it. Kevin told me to do it. I believe that made him mad.”
Ariel Lobo, a longtime friend of the victim, said she knew Dominique since they were 10 years old.
She’s sad about what happened, but she’s happy that she got know him and love him, reminiscing on text messages and videos with her long-time.
“We would always speak life into each other,” Lobo said. “The last time I spoke to Kevin was Sunday. The only thing I’ve been thinking about is I’ll never be able to call him again.”
Lobo said she’s had conversations with Dominique about his younger brother and the big role he played in his life.
“We would have so many conversations about his at-home life,” she said. “He said that he felt like he could never be a brother to Demetre how he wanted to be because he felt like he was parenting Demetre.”
During Thursday’s hearing, the public defender withdrew herself from representing Fleuimond.
He is expected back in court next month.
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