Case of Columbia teen charged with fatally stabbing boyfriend heading to county court

A teenager accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend in their Columbia apartment last month will have her charges decided in Lancaster County Court.

Janiyah Ann Torres, 17, waived her preliminary hearing Monday before District Judge Miles K. Bixler. She is charged with third-degree murder and homicide, both first-degree felonies.

In Pennsylvania, homicide is automatically treated as an adult crime, but a minor can petition to have the case moved to juvenile court, which focuses on rehabilitation and includes supervision until age 21.

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