Mother Files Wrongful Death Suit For Daughter’s Murder
October 18, 2011
The mother of a Virginia Tech student, who police believe was abducted and murdered after being denied re-entry to a concert, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the promoter of the concert. According to The Roanoke Times, the suit claims the company failed to protect the 20-year-old victim after she was injured and left the building.
The girl had gone to a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the evening of October 17, 2009. After entering the venue, she fell and hurt her chin while walking up a concourse on her way to find a restroom. The accident was reported to staff, but the woman was left alone. She accidentally left the building and was denied re-entry by staff. The victim was last seen alive searching for a ride on a nearby bridge. Her remains were found three months later in a rural hayfield.
Almost two years to the day after her daughter’s disappearance, the mother filed the claim in Roanoke County Circuit Court asking for $3.5 million in damages for the event’s promoter, RMC Events, “Failure and refusal to allow plaintiff’s decedent to re-enter the arena, or report her attempt to do so, plaintiff’s decedent was left isolated and alone outside the arena where she was subsequently abducted and murdered.”
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