A woman from Iowa, admitted to authorities that she intentionally hit a teenage girl with her car because she was Hispanic, reported on Friday by the police.
Nicole Marie Poole Franklin, 42, of des Moines, Iowa, is accused of attempted murder. She was hit by a car 14-year-old Natalia Miranda, which went to a basketball game in high school Indian hills. The incident occurred in Clive 9 December 2019.
«The defendant admitted she intentionally struck the victim intending to injure or kill her,» according to a complaint from the Clive Police Department. «She struck the victim because the victim is Hispanic.» https://t.co/GOU2yIWCru
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Franklin specifically knocked down in his car a teenager because of the ethnicity of the victim. The scene, the woman fled without offering assistance to the girl. This was announced at a press conference Friday morning, police chief Clive Mike George. Venema. The investigators find out whether the Polk County Prosecutor’s office to prosecute a crime committed in hate. Now Franklin is contained in the Polk County jail.
At 5 PM Franklin drove up in his Jeep Grand Cherokee 1998, V. to high school and rode on the sidewalk, and it was Natalia Miranda. Then Franklin brought down the girl and fled the scene. Authorities were able to identify this woman after he asked for help from the public, reviewed surveillance video and spoke with the victim, said Venema.
According to the authorities, Natalia received «multiple serious injuries». After spending a few days in the hospital, she was able to return to employment only a week after the incident.
Franklin was arrested at a gas stations Conoco in West des Moines after beginning to throw different items in the filling and to resort to racial insults. According to some, Franklin was drunk.
«Franklin told the investigators that she moved the girl because, according to her, she was a Mexican woman, said police chief Michael Venema at a press conference on Friday. — For recognition followed by a series of derogatory statements about Hispanics».
«The accused admitted that she intentionally hit the victim, intending to cause her pain or kill her. the report says the police Department Clive. — She stabbed the victim because she speaks Spanish».
The police chief was horrified cynical confession, which was made by Franklin.
«To say that I’m shocked is an understatement. stressed Venema. I work in law enforcement for 35 years and have become accustomed to the fact that people can be heartless. Often they leave the scene, not caring about the victim, if accidentally knocked him down. But I was very shocked to learn that in this case it was a deliberate act.»
A Des Moines woman accused of running over a 14-year-old with her car appeared in court earlier today. Nicole Marie Poole Franklin said she did it because the teen was ‘Mexican.’ FULL STORY: https://t.co/tx1eJTtyhS pic.twitter.com/5qBccVxEvP
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According to Venema, attempted murder is the most serious accusation that detectives were able to charge.
Investigators believe that the girl received a concussion, remained unconscious in the snow at least for 15 minutes before he regained consciousness and was able to ask for help.
«I want most emphatically to say that in our community — just like any other — there is no place for racial hatred or violence,» said Venema.
