In a horrific crime, a 13-year-old boy killed his 15-year-old older brother by stabbing him in the heart with a sharp object. The Tunisian people were shocked by the incident, which highlighted the growing phenomenon of juvenile crime in recent times. According to the official spokesman for the courts of Mahdia and Monastir provinces, Fathi Ben Jha, the crime occurred in the town of Saafaat, part of the Chabaa district in Mahdia Province, eastern Tunisia. He noted that, according to the mother's account, she had asked one of her sons to bring a pair of scissors to use for cutting meat. The second son then got into a dispute with his brother, which escalated into a fight, during which the latter dealt a fatal stab to the heart. He added in a statement to local media that the investigating judge opened an inquiry to uncover the real reasons behind this crime, the deceased's body was examined by a forensic doctor, and the minor was retained by authorities.