All articles tagged with #manslaughter
A Paris Court of Appeal has convicted Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 Rio‑Paris AF447 crash that killed 228 people, issuing €225,000 fines to each company and signaling accountability despite prior acquittals; both firms said they will appeal as families welcomed the ruling but noted no executives were charged.
A Florida doctor, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, is charged with second-degree manslaughter after allegedly removing the liver instead of the spleen during a scheduled laparoscopic splenectomy, causing the patient’s death on the operating table. A Walton County grand jury found probable cause for the charge; Shaknovsky is jailed awaiting his first court appearance and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. The case follows prior licensure suspensions in Florida, Alabama and New York and accusations of other malpractice, including removal of parts of the pancreas and intestine in separate procedures.
A Florida doctor, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, is indicted on second-degree manslaughter charges after a 2024 operation where he allegedly removed the liver instead of the spleen, leading to a patient’s death; investigations highlighted concerns about his experience, chaotic operating-room conditions, and a history of prior disciplinary actions across Florida, Alabama and New York, with licenses suspended in multiple states.
A Florida surgeon, Thomas Shaknovsky, was indicted by a Walton County grand jury for second-degree manslaughter after allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen during an August 2024 splenectomy, causing catastrophic blood loss and the patient’s death. Prosecutors say he pressed on with the operation and mislabeled the liver as a diseased spleen; Florida suspended his medical licenses and he was taken into custody, facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted. The victim was 70-year-old William Bryan of Alabama, who died on the operating table in Miramar Beach during the procedure.
A Florida doctor, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, has been indicted for second-degree manslaughter after allegedly removing a patient's liver instead of his spleen during an August 2024 surgery, causing the patient’s death; he was arrested and is awaiting his first court appearance.
A Florida physician, Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, was indicted on second‑degree manslaughter for removing a patient’s liver instead of the spleen during a 2024 splenectomy, which led to the patient’s death. Licenses have been suspended or revoked across Alabama, Florida, and New York, with other malpractice allegations tied to 2023 procedures and a 2024 $400,000 settlement related to a May 2023 incident.
British pastor Cheryl Bartley was charged with gross negligence manslaughter after 61-year-old Robert Smith drowned during a backyard baptism at a private Birmingham home; the incident, reportedly livestreamed on Facebook, occurred in Oct. 2023 and Bartley is due in Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on May 14 as the case continues.
Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling pleaded not guilty to charges tied to the death of her newborn, including manslaughter, tampering with evidence, concealment of birth, and abuse of a corpse. The infant was born alive and died of asphyxiation; Snelling has been under house arrest since September 2025, with a May 14 pre-trial hearing and a June 12 status hearing scheduled.
A former NYPD sergeant, Erik Duran, was sentenced to three to nine years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, causing the scooter crash that killed 30-year-old Eric Duprey; Duran argued he acted to protect fellow officers, but the judge rejected the justification, and the case has sparked debate over police accountability and the implications for Duprey’s family.
Former NYPD sergeant Erik Duran was sentenced to at least three years in prison for the 2023 killing of Bronx Uber delivery man Eric Duprey, after he allegedly threw a cooler at him during an undercover operation. Duran became the first NYPD officer in a decade to be found guilty of killing a civilian on duty, with a second-degree manslaughter conviction earlier this year and firing from the force. Prosecutors sought, and supporters urged, a prison term, while Duprey’s family emphasized that no sentence could truly remedy the loss.
A Hawaii anesthesiologist, Gerhardt Konig, was convicted of attempted manslaughter for an assault on his wife during a cliffside hike, with prosecutors alleging a plan to kill her by pushing her off a cliff, stabbing with a syringe, and bludgeoning her. Konig testified it was self-defense, and two hikers interrupted the attack. The case drew on-and-off testimony about their marriage, and Arielle Konig has filed for divorce.
A Boston police officer, 33-year-old Nicholas O’Malley, was arraigned on a voluntary manslaughter charge for the March 11 fatal shooting of Stephenson King, 39, during a carjacking in Mission Hill. He pled not guilty and was released on personal recognizance with a firearms-surrender condition. Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden said the case will go before a grand jury. Court papers, supported by body-worn camera footage and witness interviews, indicate King did not threaten the officers as his car moved, and O’Malley fired three shots through the driver’s window after King attempted to flee; prosecutors say the shooting was not in self-defense. The defense called the charges politically motivated and argued against releasing footage as the investigation continues. Autopsy found three bullet wounds; no weapons were recovered from the scene.
A 37-year-old man was found guilty of grossly negligent manslaughter for leaving his inexperienced girlfriend on Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner, where she later froze to death. The Innsbruck Regional Court sentenced him to a suspended five-month prison term and a €9,600 fine, noting factors like his clean record and the loss of a relative; the verdict can be appealed.
An Austrian climber was found guilty of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia during a winter ascent on the Grossglockner. He received a five-month suspended sentence and a €9,600 fine. The court cited the girlfriend's lack of winter climbing experience and his role as the more experienced climber, while prosecutors argued he should have turned back or called for help; the case has sparked debate about risk and criminal liability in mountaineering.
An Austrian climber faces gross negligent manslaughter charges after leaving his girlfriend about 50 metres below the summit of Austria’s tallest peak, the Großglockner, during a 17-hour ascent that ended with her dying of hypothermia. Prosecutors say his experience and risky decisions made him responsible; he denies liability, calling it a tragic accident, while the case probes the responsibilities of the more experienced climber in alpine conditions. The trial begins in Innsbruck.