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Background: Norman Duncan (The Cleveland, Ohio Remembrance Page/Facebook). Insets: Marvin Atkins (top) and Ann Marie Clayton (Cleveland Division of Police).
An Ohio begetter was trying to rescue his 12-year-old son, who was being held against his volition by different acceptable of parents, and gave his beingness trying to get him back, constabulary said.
Norman Duncan, 37, a begetter of 5 kids, was progressive successful an altercation connected April 14 that started erstwhile his 12-year-old lad and different 12-year-old lad got into a fight successful a vicinity successful Cleveland, Ohio, according to WJW, a section Fox affiliate. The different boy’s parents — Marvin Atkins, 46, and Ann Marie Clayton, 43 — became progressive and allegedly held Duncan’s lad against his will. When Duncan arrived astatine the scene, helium reportedly began warring with Atkins.
Police said that Clayton past allegedly deed Duncan successful the caput with a brick, WJW reported.
But the alleged battle against Duncan wasn’t over. According to WJW, Duncan broke escaped and attempted to get his lad to get the 2 of them retired of the neighborhood. While helium walked away, constabulary reportedly said that Atkins and Clayton got into their Chevy Impala, hopped the curb, and intentionally struck Duncan.
After they allegedly deed Duncan, Atkins and Clayton near the scene. Family members who spoke to WJW said that Duncan’s lad was the 1 who called 911 aft his begetter was allegedly struck.
Duncan was brought to a hospital, wherever helium died of his injuries that day.
Police aboriginal tracked Atkins and Clayton down astatine a location adjacent and placed them under arrest connected Wednesday, according to reporting by WKYC, a section NBC affiliate. Both are charged with 1 number of vehicular manslaughter.
In an interrogation with WJW, 1 of Duncan’s household members called the suspects “cowards,” saying, “They’re cowards, helium wasn’t. Norman was a heck of a guy.”
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