26-year-old mother from Houston (Texas), accidentally shot down his 3-year-old son in an SUV, is accused of criminal negligence in the care of the children, which led to the death of a child.
The tragedy occurred on June 11 in the Parking lot of a residential complex Westchase Grand, Lexus Stagg lived with their three children. Initially the police treated the incident as an accident. Suggested that the child ran for her mother’s car when she was Parking and accidentally fell under the wheels. Stagg claimed that he didn’t notice the boy in front of 5600-pound SUV, he felt a blow, decided that ran into a speed bump.
Lexus Stagg/Houston police
But after authorities watched video from surveillance cameras, it became clear that the woman intentionally enters the result of confusion. On the record clearly shows: the children playing on the Playground, while the mother sits in the car. Then three kids ran to the car Stagg. She puts the car in reverse, but after driving for about 100 meters, slows down and again starts to move forward. Children run up the sides of the car, one of them fails and falls under the wheels. Mother, knocking baby Renfro continues to go forward, squashing him with the wheels of the car.
The child was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
Walter Turcios, who lives nearby, saw it all happened on June 11. He admits that, unfortunately, not surprised tragedy.
Heartbreaking.💔💔 A little boy is dead after his mother allegedly ran him over in her SUV. She’s now charged, and it was caught on video. 😢😢 #abc13 https://t.co/udQmZLR41N pic.twitter.com/yHYMh6ZWDj
— Miya Shay (@ABC13Miya) June 21, 2019
«Parents behaved very casually, and I felt something bad. Children have always played outside without supervision», — he said.
What parental duties, the mother was periodically neglected, confirms in the child protective services. In 2013, Stagg had taken the two children and put under the care of relatives.
The woman was released on bail of $1500. If Stagg is found guilty, she could receive up to 10 years in prison.
Sean shooting, the chief of Department on struggle against crimes on roads, said: «You have to play with 3 year old hide and seek, not to force him to Dodge 5600 pounds of lethal weapons.»
«Every parent must protect their child, including from themselves. The machine is not a toy, and a game of chicken — not the right game for your kids,» said district attorney Kim OGG.
«Chicken» — popular among teenagers game in which opponents test each other dare. Two contestants are going to meet each other on the machines. One who will not stand and will break first — the chicken.
