05-18-2016, 06:38 PM
Fatal High School Assault
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^16-year-old Amy Joyner-Francis died last month. RIP.
Amy and another teen girl at Howard High School of Technology in Delaware reportedly had an on-going dispute over a boy.
On April 21st, Amy went to the bathroom, where the other girl was waiting. Amy and the girl got into a physical fight.
Two other girls were present and cell phone video was taken of the fight. Amy's head hit the sink and she was knocked unconscious. She was airlifted to the hospital and soon died.
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^ Screenshot from cell video shows Amy (orange shirt) being assaulted.
The girl with whom Amy was fighting, pictured above in the green shirt, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and the two other students were charged with third-degree criminal conspiracy for allegedly helping to plan the encounter in the bathroom.
Amy's family is asking the court to charge the primary assailant as an adult.
The Medical Examiner concluded that Joyner-Francis died from a "cardiac incident" related to a pre-existing heart condition. She had an atrial septal defect, which is a hole in the heart, the autopsy found. Officials said the fight triggered the "cardiac incident."
Amy's family disputes the cause of death and claims that other cardiologists agree with them; the family is asking for a second autopsy. The family believes that the fight caused Amy's death and that the autopsy results led to lesser charges than they believe are warranted.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/family-of-de...s-autopsy/
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Sad. It doesn't appear that anyone believes the death was intentional, but Amy's dead none-the-less and three teen girls are in deep shit legally and have to live with the consequences of their actions.
^16-year-old Amy Joyner-Francis died last month. RIP.
Amy and another teen girl at Howard High School of Technology in Delaware reportedly had an on-going dispute over a boy.
On April 21st, Amy went to the bathroom, where the other girl was waiting. Amy and the girl got into a physical fight.
Two other girls were present and cell phone video was taken of the fight. Amy's head hit the sink and she was knocked unconscious. She was airlifted to the hospital and soon died.
^ Screenshot from cell video shows Amy (orange shirt) being assaulted.
The girl with whom Amy was fighting, pictured above in the green shirt, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and the two other students were charged with third-degree criminal conspiracy for allegedly helping to plan the encounter in the bathroom.
Amy's family is asking the court to charge the primary assailant as an adult.
The Medical Examiner concluded that Joyner-Francis died from a "cardiac incident" related to a pre-existing heart condition. She had an atrial septal defect, which is a hole in the heart, the autopsy found. Officials said the fight triggered the "cardiac incident."
Amy's family disputes the cause of death and claims that other cardiologists agree with them; the family is asking for a second autopsy. The family believes that the fight caused Amy's death and that the autopsy results led to lesser charges than they believe are warranted.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/family-of-de...s-autopsy/
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Sad. It doesn't appear that anyone believes the death was intentional, but Amy's dead none-the-less and three teen girls are in deep shit legally and have to live with the consequences of their actions.