If it wasn’t for Ms. Carter, the prosecutors say, Mr. Roy would not have killed himself. The lawyers say that prosecutors are stretching the definition of involuntary manslaughter and that it was ultimately Mr. Roy who caused his own death. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyA lawyer for Ms. Carter, Joseph P. Cataldo, did not respond to messages seeking comment. But on Monday, Ms. Carter chose to have the case tried by a judge, rather than a jury.

Source: New York Times June 06, 2017 09:00 UTC