Man accused of killing 3-year-old in Idaho pleads guilty

<p>NAMPA, Idaho &mdash; A man who was accused of breaking into an Idaho apartment, stabbing a 3-year-old girl and injuring eight others has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and a dozen additional charges.</p>
<p>Timmy Kinner Jr., 32, pleaded guilty to eight counts of aggravated battery, two counts of aggravated assault and other charges, including murder.</p>
<p>Kinner’s death penalty trial, which was scheduled for September 2021, has since been vacated, the Idaho Press <a href="https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/timmy-kinner-jr-pleads-guilty-to-murder-assault-and-battery-charges/article_9e83a96a-e2fa-5ee3-a435-0cf9c90ef5bb.html">reported</a>. The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office did not respond to the outlet’s report for a request for information on Kinner’s death penalty status.</p>
<p>All victims of the 2018 attack were refugees who fled violent conflict in Ethiopia, Iraq and Syria, including Ruya Kadir, 3, who was the daughter of a woman from Ethiopia who rented the apartment. </p>
<p>Kinner is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2021. </p>