The Connecticut teen accused of fatally stabbing Fairfield Prep student James McGrath appeared in court Thursday – as his father reportedly apologized for the slaying.
Raul Valle, 16, of Milford, appeared in Derby Superior Court early Thursday on charges of murder and first-degree assault in Saturday’s stabbing that left McGrath, 17, dead outside a house party in Shelton, the Hartford Courant reported.
“I’m sorry,” Valle’s father, also named Raul Valle, said quietly as he left the courthouse with his head beneath a suit jacket, according to the report. “I’m sorry to the family.”
Thursday’s hearing was closed to the public, but court documents...