SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police have decided the causes of loss of life of a 40-year-old girl and her 2-year-old son who plunged from the third stage of San Diego’s Petco Park, simply as 1000’s of baseball followers had been heading inside for a Padres recreation final 12 months.
Raquel Wilkins’ loss of life on Sept. 25, 2021, has been labeled as a suicide, and her son Denzel Browning-Wilkins’ loss of life has been labeled as a murder, the San Diego Police Division mentioned in an announcement Wednesday.
“The detectives conducted a thorough and comprehensive investigation that included dozens of interviews, reviewing of available video footage, and collecting background information to determine what led to the deaths,” the assertion mentioned.
The determinations had been made in session with the San Diego County Medical Examiner, police mentioned.
Dan Gilleon, an lawyer for Wilkins’ household, disputed the findings and mentioned the deaths had been a tragic accident. He mentioned the investigation’s conclusion is supposed to protect the town from potential litigation.
“The city doesn’t want to explain why it concluded that a young mother would kill her only child at an event where witnesses said she was happy,” Gilleon mentioned in a textual content to The Related Press. “To me, the city is acting like any other defendant in a lawsuit: blame the victim, especially if they are not able to defend themselves.”
When you or somebody you already know wants assist, name 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You too can textual content HOME to 741-741 without spending a dime, 24-hour help from the Crisis Text Line. Exterior of the U.S., please go to the International Association for Suicide Prevention for a database of assets.
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