Florida-mamma försöker få erkännande ogiltigförklarat i drunkningsfall från 2020

13 maj 2026

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Patricia Ripley, 51, står inför anklagelser om bland annat mord av första graden för drunkningen av sin 9-årige son Alejandro i en kanal i Miami. Hennes advokater hävdar att polisen använde tvångsmetoder, däribland religiösa vädjanden, för att få henne att erkänna.

Händelsen inträffade den 21 maj 2020, då övervakningsfilm påstås visa hur Ripley knuffar sin autistiske och icke-verbala son i kanalen i sydvästra Miami-Dade. Vittnen drog upp pojken ur vattnet, men hans liv gick inte att rädda. Enligt ett polisförhörsprotokoll uppgav Ripley initialt för polisen att en beväpnad rånare hade fört bort hennes son efter en bilolycka.

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