He was playing with his granddaughter and she fell from the 11th floor: he pleaded guilty and was released | the Chronicle

Salvatore ring, a grandfather from Valparaiso, Indiana, USA who pleaded guilty to “negligent homicide” after his granddaughter fell from an 11th floor window during a cruise through Puerto Rico, was sentenced on Monday to three years of probation

According to authorities, Anello acknowledged the events of October of last year and on that day, Michael Winkelman, his lawyer said he would serve the sentence “as it corresponds”.

The tragedy took place in July 2019 when the aforementioned family was traveling on the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, and the man dropped the 18-month-old from a window.

After a start, Anello said that
“I didn’t know the playground window was open” and that’s why he raised his 18 month old granddaughter,
Chloe wiegand, so he could knock on the glass like he did at his brother’s hockey games a long time ago.

After the decision, the grieving grandfather told local newspaper DailyMail.com that he felt “mixture of anger and relief”. “I always thought it was a glass wall”, he repeated until exhaustion.

“I am]relieved that I am not serving time in prison and I have not had to admit any facts. Relief for my family so that we can close this chapter and move forward together,” Anelo revealed, then added: “I am angry with Royal Caribbean because it is clear these windows should never have opened in the first place. “I always thought it was a glass wall. There was no indication to me that some of the glass panels on this glass wall could even open. ” Anyway: “I have decided not to dispute these charges, even though I know that I have not committed any crime, because I would not have to admit any facts or face a significant sanction. “It was a choice to focus our resources and decide how best to tell Chloe’s story and devote our family’s energy to the civil matter. I miss you so much Chloe.