Manslaughter

LAPD recommends manslaughter charges for 17-year-old Lamborghini driver who killed LA secretary
Manslaughter

Los Angeles police have recommended negligent manslaughter charges against a teen driver of a speeding Lamborghini who killed a 32-year-old secretary when he slammed into her vehicle last month, the Daily Mail reports. Brendan Khuri, the 17-year-old son of multi-millionaire manufacturing and distribution magnate James Khuri, remains hospitalized after the February 17 crash that killed …

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Child Abuse
February 19, 2021

Mom covers for boyfriend after he sucker punches tot boy so hard he dies, intestines burst

A Florida mom charged with manslaughter in the death of her toddler son in 2018 pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Friday and now faces up to 15 years in prison, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Victoria Toth, 26, and her boyfriend, 27-year-old Johnathan Pursglove, were both charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of …

Manslaughter
February 14, 2021

Toddler wanders into pool and drowns while mom and boyfriend sleep

A Florida couple was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated manslaughter after they reportedly slept through the drowning of the woman’s 23-month-old child, Florida Today reports. Titusville police said that Amanda Paige Davis and her boyfriend, Charner Leon Williams IV, both 30, didn’t wake up until paramedics responded to a 911 call about a drowning. …

Manslaughter
February 11, 2021

Parents feed 7-year-old only Whattaburger fries before her death

A Florida couple was charged this week with manslaughter in the 2018 death of their 7-year-old daughter — nearly three years after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office closed its investigation, saying they found no evidence of abuse or neglect. Anna and Amero Akinloba were arrested after an investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigation Services, each charged …

Manslaughter
January 21, 2021

14-year-old Florida girl dies after she’s shot in the head; her MOM is charged

A 14-year-old Florida girl shot in the head on Tuesday has died, and just hours later, her mother — initially charged with attempted manslaughter in the incident — bonded out of jail, First Coast News reports. Amanda Jane Guthrie, 37, was re-arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, according to Jacksonville …

Manslaughter
January 2, 2021

Texas woman fatally hit by bullet fired while boyfriend is reloading gun

Celebratory gunfire led to the death of a 39-year-old woman in Texas shortly before 12:30 a.m. Friday morning, WFAA reports. Arlington police said Mario Alanis, 34, and his girlfriend Blanca Guerra were marking the new year in their backyard. Alanis tried a shoot a firearm into the air, but the gun didn’t go off. Alanis …

Manslaughter
January 2, 2021

New Year’s Eve dance with firearm ends with 4-year-old boy’s death

A 4-year-old boy was shot and killed by a man dancing with a gun in his hand during a New Year’s Eve celebration, WFAA reports. Zantyler Foster-Hooks, 21, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Messiah Taplin. Foster-Hooks was one of four adults in the Arlington apartment at the time of the shooting. When …

Manslaughter
December 10, 2020

Baby dies after sitter suffocates him so violently her wrists hurt for hours

On Wednesday, a jury convicted an Oregon woman of second-degree manslaughter for last year’s death of a 1-year-old boy. Asher Carter died five days after Lebanon fire crews found him unresponsive while in Amber Scott’s care. An investigation revealed that Carter’s breathing had been restricted, leading to his death, KEZI reported. According to the Corvallis …

Child Abuse
December 3, 2020

20-month-old girl found dead in grandfather’s apartment while he’s 200 miles away

A California grandfather has been arrested after a 20-month-old girl was found dead in his Modesto apartment while he was being treated for an unknown ailment at a Bakersfield medical facility 200 miles away. Bryan Hicks, 42, was the little girl’s guardian, Modesto police said. According to police, officers went to Hicks’s apartment Tuesday morning …