THE TEXAS FATHER who killed a man he caught molesting his daughter will not be charged, a grand jury has decided.
The five-year-old girl was inside the family home during a social gathering at their ranch. Upon hearing the girl’s cries, her father discovered an acquaintance was molesting her and struck him repeatedly on the head and neck.
The father, 23, then called emergency services for assistance in saving the man’s life. A recording released by the Lavaca County district attorney and sheriff shows his frantic call to the emergency dispatcher as he shouted “he’s going to die!” and begged for an ambulance to be sent to the ranch.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the child was taken for medical examination.
The district attorney says that forensic evidence and witness statements corroborate the father’s account of the incident.
A grand jury has declined to indict the father on any charges arising from the incident, and his identity has not been released in order to protect the child.
- Additional reporting by the AP
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