Death of Amy Joyner-Francis

On April 21, 2016, Amy Joyner-Francis, a female 16-year-old student at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware, was assaulted and killed by another student in a school bathroom while two other students assisted. The incident was widely publicized and started controversy about the appropriate charges of teenagers involved in situations of school violence and assault.[5]

Death of Amy Joyner-Francis
DateApril 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
Timec. 8:18 am EST[1]
LocationHoward High School of Technology, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Coordinates39°44′47.6″N 75°32′29.6″W
TypeAssault, school violence, homicide
MotivePersonal dispute
Deaths1 (Amy Joyner-Francis)
VerdictGuilty on all counts
ConvictionsTrinity Carr: negligent homicide (overturned), third-degree criminal conspiracy[2][3]

Zion Snow: third-degree criminal conspiracy

Chakeira Wright: third-degree criminal conspiracy
Sentence6 months in juvenile detention (Trinity Carr)[4]

Criminal charges and lawsuits

Trinity Carr, the student who assaulted and killed Joyner-Francis, was originally charged with both negligent homicide and third-degree criminal conspiracy, while Zion Snow and Chakeira Wright were only charged with the latter.[6] All three girls were released on bail in May 2016, but were later found guilty on all counts.[7]

On March 1, 2018, the Supreme Court of Delaware overturned Carr's negligent homicide conviction, ruling that Carr could not have known that Joyner-Francis would die when she assaulted her. Her conspiracy charge, however, was upheld.[8]

Joyner-Francis's parents settled a lawsuit with the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District for negligence and deprivation of constitutional rights in April 2018.[9]

Aftermath

An autopsy by the Delaware medical examiner determined that Joyner-Francis died from cardiac arrest, caused by blunt force trauma and complications from a previous heart condition that Joyner-Francis had prior to her assault. It was confirmed, however, that Joyner-Francis would not have died if she had not been assaulted.[10]

See also

References
  1. Lehman, Tom (21 Apr 2016). "Classmates hold vigil for student fatally wounded in attack at Howard High School". WDEL. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Horn, Brittany (9 May 2016). "3 teens charged in death of Howard High School student". Delaware Online. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. Wilson, Xerxes (1 March 2018). "Delaware Supreme Court overturns conviction in fatal Howard High School bathroom attack". Delaware Online. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. https://www.wdel.com/news/the-tragic-death-of-wilmingtons-16-year-old-amy-joyner-francis/collection_226c6a68-c893-11e6-8c7e-d7ce0d166a23.html
  5. Lehman, Tom (21 Apr 2016). "Classmates hold vigil for student fatally wounded in attack at Howard High School". WDEL. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. Horn, Brittany (9 May 2016). "3 teens charged in death of Howard High School student". Delaware Online. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. Cherry, Amy (10 May 2016). "Girls charged in Joyner-Francis death free on bail". WDEL. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. Wilson, Xerxes (1 Mar 2018). "Delaware Supreme Court overturns conviction in fatal Howard High School bathroom attack". Delaware Online. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "Family of Delaware Girl Who Died in School Beating Settles with School District". Murphy & Landon. 10 Dec 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. Wilson, Xerxes (2 Mar 2018). "Joyner-Francis family 'cannot find peace or justice' in Delaware, spokeswoman says". Delaware Online. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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