Juvenile Connected With Lily Peters Death Appears In Court

Hudson WI

27 April, 2022

2:39 PM

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CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI — The juvenile defendant arrested in connection with a 10-year-old girl's death appeared in court on Wednesday. A Chippewa Falls judge ordered a $1 million bail for an unnamed 14-year-old boy who was connected with Iliana "Lily" Peters' death. Peters' body was found in a wooded area on Monday near a walking trail by Duncan Creek in the Western Wisconsin city. "I need to consider the threats to the community," Judge Benjamin Lane said. "This could be a further threat if the individual was no longer in custody." The boy was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault, WBAY reported. If he makes bail, the judge ordered him not to stay away from other juveniles and dangerous weapons. The 14-year-old intended to rape and kill Peters when he took her away from her aunt's house on Sunday, prosecutors said at the court hearing. The boy has been a Chippewa Falls resident all his life. Peters was reported missing Sunday night when she didn't return home, police said. See Also: Police Arrest Juvenile In Connection With Lily Peters' Death