Teen tragedy: Police explain culpable homicide charge
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Florida Police have explained their decision to charge Ishmael, the father of Maleehah Malick, with culpable homicide.
Ishmael was the driver of the vehicle that was involved in a tragic vehicle accident last Friday in which the four teenagers who died had travelled.
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Maleehah was one of them. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle also died.
According to police spokesperson Mpho More, it is standard police procedure to charge a driver or drivers with culpable homicide when an accident causes someone’s death. “Both are charged with culpable homicide since it has not been established who was guilty. A witness statement (initial statement) would be taken from both drivers as well as any eyewitnesses. This will then be presented to the Senior State Prosecutor who will decide who will be charged and for what. He could for instance charge a driver for murder. He could also decide not to prosecute anyone,” she said. “In this case only Malick and the eyewitnesses will make statements, which will be brought in front of the Senior State Prosecutor,” she said.
Read the initial article here: BREAKING: Horrific accident on Ontdekkers Road last night
Meanwhile a composed Ishmael told the Record that he and his wife are in extreme physical pain and that once the swelling on his wife’s leg has gone down, she would undergo surgery.
Thus far the Record has been able to provide Ishmael with three eyewitnesses.
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