17-year-old Christopher Plaskon will appear in court today for the April 25 fatal stabbing of his fellow classmate, 16-year-old Maren Sanchez.
Maren Sanchez was stabbed in a hallway at Jonathan Law High School in Milford. The attack occurred hours before the school’s junior prom. Police have been investigating whether the stabbing was related to Sanchez’s refusal to be Plaskon’s date to the prom. His hearing today will determine whether or not there is enough evidence to prosecute him.
The Milford Mirror reports that police filed a probable cause statement with the Milford Superior Court what stated that Plaskon looked at a police officer and said, “I did it. Just arrest me.” The statement also says that a witness saw Plaskon on top of Maren “during the attack and actually unsuccessfully tried to pull him away from the victim.”
An autopsy reports that Maren died of stab wounds to the trunk and neck. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Eyewiteness News reports that Plaskon was arraigned on May 2, and at that time was held on bond at the Manson Youth Institute in Cheshire. He was placed on suicide watch.
Plaskon will be tried as an adult. He is currently being held on a $3 million bond at the Manson Youth Institution in Cheshire.