Simone Biles Breaks Silence After Brother Charged with Murder

Olympic gold medalist and gymnastics star Simone Biles is speaking out for the first time after her brother was charged with triple murder.

Tevin Biles-Thomas was arrested last week in connection with the murders of three people in Cleveland back on New Year’s Eve. His charges include “six counts of murder, five counts of felonious assault, three counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of perjury.”

Simone released a statement on Twitter and wrote, “still having a hard time processing last weeks news.”

“My heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families. There is nothing that I can say that will heal anyone’s pain, but I do want to express my sincere condolences to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy,” Simone wrote in the statement. “I ask everyone to please respect my family’s privacy as we deal with our pain. XO.”