Jupiter student, 16, charged with murder in Boynton man's death

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Jupiter student, 16, charged with murder in Boynton man's death
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Girl is ordered held without bail

By Eliot Kleinberg
The Palm Beach Post

September 25 2009, 7:17 PM EDT

The girl "ordered people to kill my nephew like a dog," Ghislane Ottinot shouted in court this morning as the 16-year-old stood charged with second-degree murder and aggravated battery.

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Judge in Northwestern principal case recuses himself

By DAVID OVALLE

A Miami-Dade judge recused himself Friday from the trial of former Northwestern High principal Dwight Bernard after pushing -- too hard, prosecutors said -- for a plea deal that would have preempted a trial.

Circuit Judge Julio Jimenez is off the case after prosecutors complained he openly advocated for a lenient deal for Bernard, who is accused of covering up a sex scandal at Northwestern involving a star football player in 2006.

Bernard's trial had been set to begin Monday, but was postponed.

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