Teen appears in bond court for stabbing brother to death

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A family has been left shattered, after a young son accused of killing his little brother faced a judge.

Thomas Gorzynski, a father of three from Coral Springs, sat in a Broward County courtroom Tuesday afternoon with his arm around his 19-year-old son Timothy Gorzynski. He watched as his 15-year-old son William Gorzynski stood before a judge to face second degree murder charges in the stabbing death of his youngest son 14-year-old Matthew Gorzynski. The judge would deny him bond due to the seriousness of the charges.

Coral Springs Police said William used a kitchen knife to stab his younger brother after they argued over the volume on some computer's speakers, at around 4:30 p.m. Monday. "William armed himself with a kitchen knife from the kitchen. He stabbed Matthew one time in the chest," explained Coral Springs Police Sergeant Joe McHugh on the say of the killing.

The judge ordered the teenager to be held in a Juvenile Assessment Center, while prosecutors decided their next step, which could mean adult charges. "He's just a great, young kid," said defense attorney Glenn Roderman outside the courtroom. "I mean, you talk to his father, his mother and his brother, they say he's just a good kid. He's a good student. He's never been in trouble. He helps at home, he cleans, he cooks."

The father and the older brother met face-to-face with the 15-year-old in the courtroom before the hearing began. Roderman called the meeting "emotional." "Horrible, it was difficult. We all broke down just now in the jury room, talking to the young boy. You're not talking to a hardened criminal," said Roderman.

The mother of the boys plans to fly in from Minneapolis.

Earlier that day, grief counselors were on hand for fellow students at JP Taravella High School. One student could relate to the sibling rivalry but does not understand how it could escalate to murder. "I have a brother. I fight with my brother sometimes, but I'm not going to take it to that level," said Rebbekah Faustin. "I just think it's appalling that something like that could happen, not just that it was at our school, but that it could happen at all."

Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook was also moved by the case and is now calling on the community for answers on how to stop the violence. "I think that 'For the grace of God, there go I,'" he said. "I've got three boys and two girls, and it breaks my heart."

Brook said he wants to see a forum in the next few days to discuss this issue of violence among teenagers.

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