Name: Steven Copo-Horton.
Died: October 28, 2013.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Emerton, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Angelman syndrome.
Details:
Steven drowned in the bathtub. Prosecutors say he could not have gotten into the bathtub on his own.
“All [Steven] wanted to do was kiss and cuddle everyone,” his mother remembers.
Case status:
Charbel Younes (Stepfather), charged with murder. After being released on bail, he broke his wife’s arm and shot at his other stepson. Court subsequently denied bail. Acquitted.
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