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Illinois family outraged at no murder charge in teen's death due to ‘mutual combat'
 [thegrio... or something] An Illinois family mourning the death of their 18-year-old son is outraged that no murder charges will be filed in conjunction with his death due to what prosecutors are calling "mutual combat." Manuel Porties, Jr. was killed Tuesday after being stabbed to death during a recorded, planned fight in Schaumburg, a town located 30 miles east of Chicago. According to WGN 9, video of the fight shows Porties Jr. being punched in the face by a 17-year-old, who then stabs him in the neck as he lies on the ground. The younger teenager has not been identified but has been charged with misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon. "They're saying that it's mutual combat," said the slain man's father, Manuel Porties. "How is it mutual combat when my son didn't have anything to combat with? The only thing he had was his two hands." "He stood over my son and finished him," he added, "and that's not murder?" Posted by: Besoeker 2021-10-02 |
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