Gabby Petito’s family to file $50m wrongful death case against Utah police
by Edward Helmore and agencies from on (#629RB)
The lawsuit alleges that when officers stopped the couple on 12 August last year, they did not recognize that Petito was in danger
The family of Gabby Petito announced plans to file a $50m wrongful death lawsuit against Utah police on Monday, claiming that officers in the small desert town of Moab, who stopped Petito and boyfriend Brian Laundrie last year, failed to recognize their daughter was in a domestic violence situation.
The notice of a forthcoming claim alleges that when officers stopped the couple on 12 August 2021, they did not recognize that Petito, 22, was in danger.
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