MacColl's death to be re-examined
Written by Marty Dodge
Published July 28, 2004
Published July 28, 2004
...MacColl's family do not believe that deckhand Juan Jose Cem Yam, who was found guilty of culpable homicide in 2003, was actually driving the boat that crashed into MacColl while she was diving off the Cozumel island. They were also shocked when Cem Yam's sentence was a £61 fine and an order to pay the MacColl family £1450 in compensation.Speaking to BBC 6Music, MacColl's mother, Jean Newlove, said: "We don't believe for one moment that he [Cem Yam] was driving the boat. The federal prosecutors will decide if there's sufficient evidence to re-open the case. It'll be new evidence based on people who were there at the time, who were witnesses. All I'm asking is justice for Kirsty"...
A one-hour BBC documentary, titled Justice For Kirsty, will be featured in the Edinburgh Television Festival on 27 and 28 August.
Via: CMU
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