$30M Rewarded To The Mother Of A Boy Beaten To Death

$30M Rewarded To The Mother Of A Boy Beaten To Death

Introduction

A jury gave $30 million to the mother of a 6-year-old kid who was murdered by a former LAUSD worker in 2019.

The defendant beat the youngster to death the day after Christmas in order to murder him. A jury awarded the boy's mother $30 million earlier this month after finding that the school system was mostly to blame.

The defendant became a family friend while working as a coach for the after-school program at Normandie Avenue Elementary School. Prosecutors said that while the youngster was away for the holidays, he was being looked after at the defendant's flat. Attorneys claim that is when the defendant hit the youngster brutally.

The defendant would allegedly ask parents at the school for permission to watch their kids in his Downey flat, which is against district policy, according to the family attorney.

According to the family's counsel, the defendant struck the youngster in the chest with a closed fist 10 to 13 times, and the blunt force damage he had as a result of that attack caused him to pass away.

The mother moved into her new Long Beach house that day, so she left her son with the defendant. The defendant was accused of killing the kid and assaulting him.

The mother filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District after her son passed away, claiming that the defendant was hired carelessly by the district.

Although this tragedy occurred off campus and over the Christmas break, LAUSD says that all students' safety and wellbeing are still its top concern. Los Angeles Unified plans to consider all of its options in relation to the jury ruling in this legal case.

The accused in this case entered a no contest plea to second-degree murder last year. He is currently in state jail, receiving a 15-year to life sentence.

LAUSD argued that it shouldn't be held accountable for a homicide that took place off-campus and on private land.

The district has also claimed that it was not aware that the defendant kept in touch with the child and his mother after moving from Normandie and ceasing to work for the district.