US EditionTrial Opens for Lawsuit Against Pardoned Capitol Riot Defendant over Police Officer’s Suicide
- A civil trial has begun for Erin Smith's wrongful death lawsuit against David Walls-Kaufman, claiming his actions during the Capitol riot contributed to her husband Jeffrey Smith's suicide.
- Walls-Kaufman denies the assault and his attorney urged the jury to focus on the facts rather than emotions during the trial's opening statements.
- Erin Smith testified that her husband had no mental health issues before the riot, but his condition deteriorated following a concussion.
- The trial involves a claim that rests on disputed video evidence and lacks corroborating eyewitness testimony.
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Trial Opens for Lawsuit Against Pardoned Capitol Riot Defendant over Police Officer's Suicide
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Nine days after he helped defend the US Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work. Over four years later, Smith's widow is trying to prove to a jury that one of the thousands of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is responsible for her husband's suicide. World News | Trial Opens for Lawsuit Aga…
Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer’s suicide
Nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work. Over four years later, Smith’s widow is trying to prove to a jury that one of the thousands of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is responsible for her husband’s suicide.
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