California man used pickaxe to kill half-brother with cerebral palsy

A 26-year-old California man has admitted utilizing a pickaxe to kill his youthful half-brother with cerebral palsy in Ventura County, in response to prosecutors.

Zuberi Kalaikulokahiokalani Sharp pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide on March 30 and admitted to the particular allegation that he personally inflicted nice bodily damage, used a weapon to commit the crime and that the sufferer — 15-year-old Zayde — was weak, in response to the Ventura County district legal professional’s workplace.

Zayde was killed on Dec. 5, 2024, in Newbury Park, authorities mentioned. That night time, the boys had been alone in a makeshift shed and their uncle went to test on them.

“As he approached he heard a loud ‘thud,’” prosecutors mentioned in a written assertion. “When he entered, he noticed Sharp standing over Zayde holding a pickaxe.”

Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace deputies responded to the house within the 400 block of Jeanne Court docket that night time after Zayde’s mom known as 911 to report the assault. Upon arriving, the deputies discovered her holding Zayde in her lap. In addition they realized Sharp had fled the scene.

Shortly after, deputies responded to studies of a person performing erratically on the soccer subject at Newbury Park Excessive Faculty, a few mile away. Once they arrived, they discovered Sharp with out garments and took him into custody.

“That is an unimaginable tragedy for a household that has already endured a lot,” mentioned Senior Deputy Dist. Atty. David Russell, a member of the district legal professional’s Main Crimes Murder Unit who prosecuted the case. “Whereas nothing can undo the lack of Zayde, this decision spares his family members from having to relive these horrific occasions via a prolonged and painful jury trial.”

Sharp, who stays in custody with out bail, is scheduled to be sentenced on Could 5. He faces 15 years to life in state jail.