What Causes Alcoholism: Father Killed, Listed as a Homicide. No Trial for Man Responsible. Why?
Question by Lady War: Father killed, listed as a homicide. No trial for man responsible. Why?
My father was killed last year. He was drinking with an aquaintance, a tussle ensued and the aquaintance says my father asked him to hit him.. The guy admitted to police that he punched my father in the stomach repeatedly. Therefore, causing a small tumor to rupture and he bled to death. There was a delay in calling 911 because the guy thought he was “joking around”.. On my fathers death certificate it states “Homicide” Cause of death is listed as “hemoperitoneum due to blunt force trauma to the torso”. Contributing factor was “chronic alcoholism”. I know that homicide doesn’t mean murder and I don’t think the guy intentionally killed him we at least wanted him held responsible for his actions. The D.A. presented it to a jury pool as “Involuntary Manslaughter” and they no billed it. The case was dropped without a trial. My questions are: 1) What possible reason could the jury have of dropping a case that was cut and dry? It was criminally negligent and fits the description of involuntary manslaughter perfectly.. 2) What can I do now to pursue justice for my father? I don’t want money or anything. I want this guy to understand his crime and why it’s unacceptable to hurt people, especially when it causes death. 2 weeks after my fathers death the guy posted on his facebook page “Thinking about killing someone? Think it through. Do you own a backhoe?”.. He has no remorse and I want justice served. What can I do?
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Answer by An education is always a good idea
Sounds like a misfortunate accident. Yes his punch resulted in a tumor bursting but your father’s health apparently really contributed to his death. I would also want to see this person get some jail time. However if a grand jury did not feel there was enough evidence to blame the death on that man then that is why it got dropped. Sometimes bad things happen and bad people get away with doing something wrong.
All you can do now is 1) sue that man in civil court for damages for contributing to your dad’s death. 2) you can speak to the DA again and ask them to present the case again to a grand jury (not sure if they are allowed to do that but you can always ask). 3) you can contact investigative reporters from the local news and tell them you want to share your story. Those are pretty much your only options.
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