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So, now the question is will they seek the death penalty?
@Niner, per the video, Horner has a court date March 6.
MOO
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So, now the question is will they seek the death penalty?
HORRIBLE, misleading headline! They should be ashamed of themselves for sensationalizing this baby's death. MOOThere was this article in the daily mail today about Athena. Looks like death penalty is a possibility.
Edit: from what I can tell, the headline of this article is wrong, and there is no mention that I know of her being sexually assaulted. I pray that is true.
Driver accused of abducting girl, 7, faces DEATH PENALTY
A Texas FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and strangling a seven-year-old girl he abducted from her Dallas home has been formally charged with murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.www.dailymail.co.uk
Seeing her face again brings it all back.
They are just awful. I'm sorry if I've missed this, but I hadn't realized that he really did hit her with the truck? I just thought that was part of his lies, but did her injuries show it to be true?..... Thank you in advance for a reply!HORRIBLE, misleading headline! They should be ashamed of themselves for sensationalizing this baby's death. MOO
The article states:
... could face the death penalty if convicted.
Horner has been charged with sexually assaulting a child almost a decade ago and faces three additional counts of sexually abusing a child in 2013, in Fort Worth.
He told investigators that he accidentally hit Athena when he was backing up the truck but I don't think we've heard whether there's any evidence that supports that. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. MOOThey are just awful. I'm sorry if I've missed this, but I hadn't realized that he really did hit her with the truck? I just thought that was part of his lies, but did her injuries show it to be true?..... Thank you in advance for a reply!
There was this article in the daily mail today about Athena. Looks like death penalty is a possibility.
Edit: from what I can tell, the headline of this article is wrong, and there is no mention that I know of her being sexually assaulted. I pray that is true.
Driver accused of abducting girl, 7, faces DEATH PENALTY
A Texas FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and strangling a seven-year-old girl he abducted from her Dallas home has been formally charged with murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.www.dailymail.co.uk
Seeing her face again brings it all back.
FEB 21, 2023
The mother of Athena Strand, the North Texas 7-year-old who was abducted and killed last year in Wise County, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against FedEx, the contracting company Big Topspin, and the suspect, Tanner Horner, according to documents obtained by WFAA.Mother of slain North Texas girl sues FedEx, contractor and accused killer
According to an arrest affidavit, a FedEx truck driver told police he abducted and killed the 7-year-old after accidentally hitting her while backing up.www.wfaa.com
The 18-page lawsuit, filed in Wise County, seeks “fair and reasonable” compensation for “acts and omissions” that led to the murder of Maitlyn Gandy's daughter.
"This lawsuit is about Athena Strand – a vibrant young girl who deserves to have her memory live on for the good she brought to the world," the lawsuit states. "It is about a life that was taken senselessly – a child who could have been any of ours. It is about a loss that could have and should have been prevented. It is about implementing better hiring, training and supervising practices to prevent vicious killers from arriving at our doorsteps bearing an insignia that has been cultivated to instill trust. It is about preventing billion-dollar organizations from insulating themselves from liability by using fly-by-night contractors instead of acknowledging the responsibility they bear when we trust them to come onto our property, to our doorsteps, and even inside our homes."Mother of slain North Texas girl sues FedEx, contractor and accused killer
According to an arrest affidavit, a FedEx truck driver told police he abducted and killed the 7-year-old after accidentally hitting her while backing up.www.12newsnow.com
The lawsuit, filed in Wise County Court on Friday, is a part of a lawsuit previously filed by Strand's father, Jacob Strand in December.Athena Strand's mother files wrongful death lawsuit against accused killer, FedEx, contracting company
Athena Strand's parents, Maitlyn Gandy and Jacob Strand are seeking “fair and reasonable” compensation for mental anguish, loss of companionship and more in their 7-year-old daughter's death.www.fox4news.com
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Gandy and Strand are seeking "fair and reasonable" compensation for mental anguish, loss of companionship and more.
In January, FedEx responded to the original lawsuit from Strand, denying liability.
In it, the company says Horner "was not acting as an agent of, nor was he in any course and scope of any employment of, FedEx Ground at the time of said criminal acts."
Filed on Feb. 17, the 18-page lawsuit seeks "fair and reasonable" compensation for "acts and omissions" that led to Strand's murder. The child's father, Jacob Strand previously filed a lawsuit in Dec. 2022.Athena Strand's mother files wrongful death lawsuit against FedEx, Big Topspin
The mother of a 7-year-old girl who was kidnapped and killed by FedEx driver Tanner Horner has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against them and the contracting company that hired him.www.cbsnews.com
Hi Greg! No, I don't think so. FedEx issued a statement, Big Topspin has remained silent, and to my knowledge, the only attorneys who have commented are those representing Athena's parents. MOOThank you for posting this update @PommyMommy Have any legal commentators given their thoughts on this lawsuit and what they think the outcome may possibly be?