Posted on 11/15/2023 2:30:43 PM PST by mbrfl
A yet-to-be-identified man who was arrested in connection to the murder of hockey player Adam Johnson has reportedly been released on bail.
Johnson died after the skate blade of his fellow player, Matt Petgrave, slashed his throat during a hockey game. Petgrave was missing in action from his team's recent game but received a standing ovation from the crowd.
According to The Sun, the man who was arrested yesterday in connection to the death of Johnson has been bailed. At the moment, the identity of the detained individual charged on suspicion of manslaughter has yet to be revealed.
In a prior statement on the case, Detective Chief Superintendent Becs Horsfall noted, "Our investigation launched immediately following this tragedy and we have been carrying out extensive enquiries ever since to piece together the events which led to the loss of Adam in these unprecedented circumstances."
"We have been speaking to highly specialised experts in their field to assist in our inquiries and continue to work closely with the health and safety department at Sheffield City Council, which is supporting our ongoing investigation," Horsfall added.
Per the news outlet, a coroner who opened an inquest into Johnson's death cautioned that there might be more fatal accidents in ice hockey if neck guards are not mandated for players.
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Maybe “they” has not told the police what “they” identify as. So the police cannot identify “they” in order to follow the law.
/Sarc
The judges and lawyers are probably discussing what charges to bring.
Probably somewhere between involuntary manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, or negligent involuntary manslaughter. Also could get hit with extra charge of malicious mayhem to commit great bodily harm with malice.(cause this was done during a game( a contest)
40 years in the real penalty box sounds about right.
Most of the time when these accidents have happened it wasn’t deliberate.
I should have said:
Most of the time when these deaths have happened it wasn’t deliberate.
My understanding is that this is only the 2nd time a hockey player has been charged criminally. The other instance was Jim Boni, in 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Boni
I’m not aware of any hockey deaths on the professional level, resulting from a neck slash with a skate. While I’m not a hockey player, the consensus from hockey players that I heard interviewed since the incident seems to be that past occurrences of this type are very rare, if they’ve ever happened at all.
It has happened in school and youth hockey, so neck guards are often required.
That headline is messed up.
As far as I can tell, most neck lacerations from skates happen when a skate makes contact with the neck of a player who is close to the ground for some reason. Richard Zednik’s injury from 2008 is an example. Zednik had fallen to the ground and one of his teammates fell near him. His teammate was inches from the ground in a horizontal position when one of his skates made contact with Zednik.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ295luzhtQ
The death of 16 year old youth hockey player, Teddy Balkin last year occurred when Balkin was skating low to the ground in a crouched position when an opposing player fell. The falling player was stretched out with his left knee either making contact with the ice or inches from it and his right leg twisted backwards cutting Balkin’s neck.
I haven’t done an exhaustive search on all incidents but it so far seems that the incident between Johnson and Petgrave differed from the typical neck injury scenario. The fact that Petgrave was upright, with his right foot planted and his left leg had been lifted to the level of Johnson’s neck - who was also upright - indicates a deliberate act. BTW, neck guards are used in youth hockey to protect players from a number of potential threats including a flying puck and a swinging stick.
“... but the video looks intentional.”
“Beyond a reasonable doubt” intentional?
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