Family sues man accused of killing neighbor who he thought molested his daughter
This entry was posted on 1/22/2007 11:16 AM and is filed under Java Jargon.
Family members of a man murdered by a neighbor have just slapped the accused with a 5 million dollar civil suit. Although the police eventually concluded that the deceased never molested the neighbor's 2 year old daughter, apparently the accused lost it when he learned through his wife that their child had communicated that she had in fact been inappropriately touched. The father climbed through a bedroom window to stab him repeatedly. This is one of those vigilante type crimes where the criminal arguably felt entirely justified in his/her conduct. Although this father's reaction certainly wasn't appropriate under any circumstances, it's hard to say how any parent would assimilate that kind of knowledge. Your thoughts? How will a jury see this one?
