POWELL, Tennessee (WVLT/Gray News ) – A 15-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl whose body was found on a trail in Tennessee.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office said the victim’s body was found on a trail Tuesday afternoon in the Broadacres subdivision of Powell, just outside Knoxville.

The identity of the victim has not been made public.

According to court records, the teenager was stabbed multiple times with a pocket knife.

Records show investigators believe the suspect and victim met shortly after midnight Tuesday.

“During the interaction, the defendant used a pocket knife he was carrying to stab the victim multiple times, killing her,” court documents state. “He left her at the location without notifying anyone and she was discovered deceased later in the day by citizens.”

The 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Authorities have not said how the two met or how they identified the boy as a suspect.

“As law enforcement professionals, nothing can prepare us for days like yesterday,” said Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler. said.

The teenager had his first appearance on Wednesday, where he was appointed a lawyer. He appeared in court a second time on Thursday.

The suspect is being held without bail pending trial. No trial date has yet been set, but he is expected back in court next week.

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