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Charges dismissed against water park where 10-year-old boy died horrifically on water slide because prosecutors ‘tainted’ grand jury

 Charges dismissed against water park where 10-year-old boy died horrifically on water slide because prosecutors ‘tainted’ grand jury
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A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the owner of a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was killed three years ago, accusing prosecutors of botching the case, the Kansas City Star reports. On Friday, Wyandotte County Judge Robert Burns ruled that the Kansas Attorney General’s office had “irreparably tainted” grand jury proceedings with …

[UPDATE] Jury acquits two workers after water park ride decapitates 10-year-old boy
October 18, 2018

[UPDATE] Jury acquits two workers after water park ride decapitates 10-year-old boy

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas water park workers were acquitted Thursday of impeding an investigation into the 2016 death of a 10-year-old boy who was decapitated while on a ride that had been billed as the world’s tallest waterslide. David Hughes and John Zalsman were found not guilty of obstruction of justice in …

Charges filed after young boy’s decapitation on 168-foot water slide
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March 23, 2018

Charges filed after young boy’s decapitation on 168-foot water slide

The former operations director of a Kansas water park was arrested Friday on involuntary manslaughter charges for the 2016 death of a boy on a 168-foot water slide. Per The Kansas City Star, ex-Schlitterbahn employee Tyler Austin Miles, 29, was arrested in connection with the August 7, 2016, death of Caleb Schwab, 10. Miles worked at the Kansas City …

Family of boy killed on waterslide to receive $20M
May 5, 2017

Family of boy killed on waterslide to receive $20M

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The family of a 10-year-old boy who died on a giant waterslide at a Kansas water park will receive nearly $20 million in settlement payments, according to court documents. The largest payment to Caleb Schwab’s family, $14 million, will come from SVV 1 and KC Water Park, two companies associated …