Name: Elhassan Elmezayen.
Age at death: 13.
Died: April 9, 2015.
Name: Abdelkarim Elmezayen.
Age at death: 8.
Died: April 10, 2015.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Elhassan and Abdelkarim’s father took out life insurance policies on them; then he put them and his wife in the car and drove off a bridge. Their father easily swam to safety through a window he had left open for the purpose; their mother was rescued by a fisherman. But the boys, who could not swim and were strapped into their child seats, went down with the car. Elhassan died shortly after being transported to the hospital; Abdelkarim died the next day.
The family were immigrants from Egypt. A third brother, also autistic, was not in the car that day and survived.
Case status:
Ali Elmezayen (Father), convicted of murder, mail and wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering; sentenced to 212 years in prison.
Source:
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