The father of a 14-year-old who was filmed as he lay dying from an apparent overdose in Langley, B.C., is pleading with those who have information about what happened to avoid vigilantism and speak to RCMP officers instead.
Carson Crimeni was found still breathing by his grandfather on the pavement at the Walnut Grove skate park at 9:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday. Carson later died in hospital.
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Criminal lawyer Kyla Lee said the people who filmed Carson could be charged with criminal negligence causing death.
Lee said the action of filming would be enough to show deliberate disregard for the teen’s life, which would allow the Crown to prove the offence.
“It’s very apparent watching the video that this child is in distress,” said Lee, citing the captions on the video posted to Snapchat, which disappeared within 24 hours.
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