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rachel1

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Mon Feb 18, 2013, 07:34 PM Feb 2013

Family of Boy Thrown from Bronx Roof Sues Landlord: Report [View all]

The family of a 9-year-old boy who fell into a coma after allegedly being thrown from a Bronx rooftop is suing the building's landlord, according to a published report.

Attorneys for Freddy Martin's family filed a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against Featherbed Holdings LLC, the owner of the building in Morris Heights where 17-year-old Casmine Aska is accused of throwing Martin off the roof earlier this month, the Daily News reports.

The family's attorney, Steven Hymowitz, told the News that the landlord is partially to blame for the crime because the building's roof was not properly monitored.

Contact information for Featherbed Holdings LLC was not immediately available.

Aska has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges and is currently being held on Rikers Island.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50840187/ns/local_news-new_york_ny/

I couldn't agree more with the lawsuit and I hope the family sues the hell out of Featherbed Holdings LLC for the emotional and financial damages they've inflicted upon their 9-year-old son and their entire family.

It's despicable to read about a helpless family being allowed to have their child injured, if not murdered, because the landlords allowed Freddy Martin to be forced onto the rooftop and thrown to his death.

I wouldn't be surprised if the landlords falsely claim that the parents were the ones responsible and negligent as if they were suppose to monitor him themselves!

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Apartment buildings always had stairs leading up to the flat roof Warpy Feb 2013 #1
Freddy Martin, a 9-year-old, was thrown off the building rooftop by a 17-year-old rachel1 Feb 2013 #2
When I was a kid in the Bronx, MY landlord sat on the roof, day and night, marybourg Feb 2013 #4
Thank you! Warpy Feb 2013 #5
So, it's a joke to you that a 9-year-old child was allowed be injured, if not murdered, because rachel1 Feb 2013 #6
Could you elaborate on the landlord's reckless behavior? marybourg Feb 2013 #7
The landlords have done nothing to prevent people from falling off or being thrown off rachel1 Feb 2013 #12
The only person behaving recklessly liberalhistorian Feb 2013 #10
The landlords could've installed safety mechanisms & implemented safety policies to prevent people rachel1 Feb 2013 #16
what would you suggest? ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #25
Just because you use the word "Child" doesn't make your argument valid FreakinDJ Feb 2013 #15
How is it reckless of the landlord when this is how most building rooftops are and have always been? alphafemale Feb 2013 #27
How about a guard wall? BainsBane Feb 2013 #22
actually, railings and guard walls ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #26
"Tar Beach" was a famous resort when I lived in Bronx and Manhattan apartments... BillF Feb 2013 #18
Yeah, that's what it sounds like to me, too Warpy Feb 2013 #21
Are there building codes or rental regulations that specify roof access petronius Feb 2013 #3
That is the relevant question. redqueen Feb 2013 #11
If access to the roof was not properly secured, and the roof had no safety devices to keep Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #8
but this was a case of someone throwing someone off JI7 Feb 2013 #14
And if access to the roof was secured, the kid would never have been able to go up on the roof. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #17
what do you mean by secured ? like not let people up there ? JI7 Feb 2013 #19
Locked, alarmed, limited access to any egress to the roof other than by authorized personnel.... Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #23
I can assure you that tenants in the Bronx marybourg Feb 2013 #29
Why are they suing the landlord instead of the liberalhistorian Feb 2013 #9
yes, it's like when starbucks was sued JI7 Feb 2013 #13
Totally agree 100% with you. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #20
Deep pockets nt ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #30
Really? And who should be paying for 24/7 security? TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #24
Why was their 9 yo outside unsupervised by parents? idwiyo Feb 2013 #28
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