A wrongful death lawsuit against Michelle Carter who, via text messages, encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself has been dismissed, court records reveal.
Faith Ninivaggi / The Boston Herald via AP pool fileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.that the suit has been"resolved" but declined to comment further.
Court records show that it was dismissed"with prejudice and without costs," meaning that it can't be brought back to court. Lynn Roy filed the $4.2 million wrongful death lawsuit against Carter in August 2017 for her role in Conrad Roy's 2014 suicide. The 18-year-old died by inhaling carbon monoxide inside his pickup truck in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.Carter, then 17, was on the phone with Conrad Roy at the time of his suicide and convinced him to get back in the truck after he got out and told her he was having second thoughts, prosecutors said.
An attorney for Carter, now 22, had asked Moniz to keep her free as they attempted to have the case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The state's high court, however, upheld the conviction during a February ruling andEditor's note: If you are looking for help, please call the National Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
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