USA: Judge orders the payment of 3 million dollars to the family of Gabby Petito, murdered by her boyfriend

a judge of Florida (USA) ruled this Thursday in favor of the family of Gabby Petitethe 22-year-old American girl murdered in September 2021 by her boyfriend, and ordered the family of her fiancé, Brian Laundriepay 3 million dollars.

A Sarasota County magistrate, on the central west coast, ordered the relatives of Brian Laundrie pay that amount to nicole schmidtthe mother of the murdered woman and in charge of managing her assets.

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As a result of the judge’s decision, the trial scheduled for next December will no longer be held, as a result of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Petito’s family against Laundrie’s, who took his own life after killing the young woman. .

“No amount of money is enough to compensate the Petito family for the loss of their daughter, Gabby, at the hands of Brain Laundrie”said in a statement Patrick Reillylawyer for the young woman’s family.

Reilly added that Petito’s parents do not contemplate receiving the three million dollars, not even close to it, since they understand that the family laundry He does not have that amount, but any amount they give will go to the foundation they have created in memory of his daughter to help victims of domestic violence as well as locate missing persons.

”Joseph Petito (Sr.) and Nichole Schmidt want to turn their personal tragedy into something positive. It is her hope that Gabby’s foundation brings these important issues to the forefront of the public eye for the benefit of all of our communities.” Reilly said.

Petito’s relatives have also filed another lawsuit against the parents of the boyfriend and murderer of the young woman, who confessed to having murdered his partner in a written note that he left before taking his own life in the state of Florida, in which it was a case of great media interest and that motivated a search in several states.

The family of Petite accuses the of laundry that he had known about the murder, but that he chose not to tell the authorities and instead helped his son escape.

This trial, which is expected to begin in August of next year, also adds to the lawsuit that the young woman’s family has filed against the Moab Police, a town in the state of Utah, which they accuse of negligence and request a compensation of 50 million dollars.

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The parents reported the disappearance of Gabby Petitewho had embarked on a cross-country journey with laundryher fiancé, shortly after he returned home without her and then disappeared.

The young woman’s remains were found in Teton County, Wyoming, in September, just over a week after her family reported her missing and about 20 days after she was last heard from.

According to the coroner’s report, he died of strangulation.

Source: Elcomercio

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