A14-year-old boy has been accused of murdering his own mother and his eight-year-old brother when he was 14, after being given a vacuum cleaner for Christmas.
Jacob Remalay, who is now 16, was allegedly shunned by his parents in favor of his younger brother Caleb, who got a trip to Disney World while he had to stay at home and do chores, according to KDKA.
Forensic psychologist Dr Nicole Applegate gave details of Remalay’s parents’ alleged favoritism at a hearing at Westmoreland County Court in Pittsburgh Thursday to decide whether his trial should be moved from an adult to a juvenile court.
Speaking for the defense, she told of how Remalay suffered multiple personality disorder, and allegedly committed the murders while under the influence of another personality called ‘Wrath.’ She said his other three personalities were a witch, an old man and little girl.
Public defender Wayne McGrew told the court: ‘I don’t know how long wrath has been involved but getting stronger and stronger within his personality, ‘Once he came out of the altered state, he was very remorseful and very depressed because he knew, the trooper testified in the hospital, wrath came out and told everybody what actually happened.’
Remaley’s father David also gave testimony to the court, saying that he had ‘poor judgement’ with his parenting and telling of his anguish at losing his family. His son is accused of shooting his mother Dana, 46, and eight year-old brother Caleb dead with a gun at their home in New Stanton, Penn., in November 2016, while his father was at work.
