07-19-2013, 12:33 PM
I really don't understand why Autumn's family is dead set on suing Gloucester LE. From everything that I read, they handled the case properly and swiftly. Interested in seeing the nature of their complaints when the civil suit moves forward.
In February, Autumn's parents were also involved in legal action against each other for control of her gravestone and memorial funds. AFAIK, they eventually worked that out privately.
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Autumn's outspoken godfather also filed an ethics complaint against a Clayton Board of Education member for not being supportive enough in terms of resident grief counseling. That claim was rejected and dismissed.
Anyway, here's the status of the criminal cases against the teen brothers accused of killing her for her bike:
Court activity in the Autumn Pasquale murder case is moving, while slowly, toward a hearing that would decide if juvenile defendants are transferred to open adult court, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
The brothers, who were 15- and 17-years-old when arrested last fall, have been charged with the murder of the 12-year-old Clayton Middle School student.
Autumn was reported missing in October after leaving her father’s Clayton home on her bicycle. After a massive days-long search, the pre-teen’s remains were discovered in a recycling bin on an abandoned property next to the Robinsons’ house.The boys were arrested hours after Autumn’s body was found.
Despite Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office’s involvement in the search for the girl, the case was transferred to the Camden County Prosecutor in February after the Pasquale family filed a tort claim notice against the Gloucester office. The notice informs government agencies of potential civil lawsuits.
“It’s not a common occurrence for one prosecutor’s office to take on a case from another,” Laughlin said, acknowledging that the process of prosecuting this case is “not a speedy one.”
In February, Autumn's parents were also involved in legal action against each other for control of her gravestone and memorial funds. AFAIK, they eventually worked that out privately.
Autumn's outspoken godfather also filed an ethics complaint against a Clayton Board of Education member for not being supportive enough in terms of resident grief counseling. That claim was rejected and dismissed.
Anyway, here's the status of the criminal cases against the teen brothers accused of killing her for her bike:
Court activity in the Autumn Pasquale murder case is moving, while slowly, toward a hearing that would decide if juvenile defendants are transferred to open adult court, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
The brothers, who were 15- and 17-years-old when arrested last fall, have been charged with the murder of the 12-year-old Clayton Middle School student.
Autumn was reported missing in October after leaving her father’s Clayton home on her bicycle. After a massive days-long search, the pre-teen’s remains were discovered in a recycling bin on an abandoned property next to the Robinsons’ house.The boys were arrested hours after Autumn’s body was found.
Despite Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office’s involvement in the search for the girl, the case was transferred to the Camden County Prosecutor in February after the Pasquale family filed a tort claim notice against the Gloucester office. The notice informs government agencies of potential civil lawsuits.
“It’s not a common occurrence for one prosecutor’s office to take on a case from another,” Laughlin said, acknowledging that the process of prosecuting this case is “not a speedy one.”