A woman who pushed a friend out of a 15-meter bridge gets 2 days in jail and his work team

A woman who pleaded guilty to pushing her 16-year-old friend from a bridge into a popular bathing area near Vancouver was sentenced to two days in jail and 38 days of work in a team of county work.

Judge Darvin Zimmerman, of the Clark District District Court, sentenced Tay 's 19-year-old lor Smith on Wednesday, claiming that she should serve a jail term because Holgerson. Smith pleaded guilty earlier this month to a misdemeanor in a plea agreement.

Smith pushed Holgerson off the bridge on August 7 in Moulton Falls, northeast of Vancouver. The video posted widely on YouTube shows that Holgerson is pushed. The 10-meter drop broke Holgerson's ribs, caused him serious bruising and punctured his lungs.

In court on Wednesday, she said she was still struggling with physiotherapy, pain, anxiety and panic attacks. Holgerson started crying during her testimony before the judge and a lawyer then read it for her, claiming that Holgerson was terrified when she was pushed and that she was in the house. water, persuaded that she was going to die.

"We are lucky that she is alive today," said Genelle Holgerson at the judge's incident involving her daughter, adding that she would like to see a jail sentence. "It cost me and my family lost wages, not to mention stress and heartache."

Smith apologized to Holgerson in court stating that Holgerson was in her thoughts and that she did and will continue to do her best to repair her wrongs. She burst into tears when a deputy handcuffed her and took her out of the courtroom.