A Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge Wednesday denied a defense request to remove herself from the case of a 13-year-old boy accused of killing his 8-year-old cousin.

        Judge Sylvia Sieve Hendon said she is capable of trying the juvenile murder case without bias. And because of scheduling conflicts, the case could end up in another judge's court anyway, Judge Hendon said.

        Terry Weber, assistant county public defender, argued that because Judge Hendon earlier tried Takeya Bryant's 11-year-old brother in Takeya's Aug. 15 beating death in Northside, the judge should recuse herself in this trial.

        Mr. Weber said the judge did not exclude some evidence in that trial and it's unlikely she would be willing to exclude that same evidence in this juvenile trial.

        The 13-year-old, is accused of raping and killing Takeya in the Northside apartment where she lived.

        The boy had been baby-sitting Takeya and her three siblings while their mother worked at a Clifton hospital.

        In October, Judge Hendon found Takeya's brother guilty on a juvenile murder count.

        The two boys were supposed to stand trial together. The older boy at one point wasn't considered competent to stand trial, but in December was found competent.

        The judge postponed until Jan. 24 a defense motion to suppress statements the boy made to Cincinnati police.

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