Court: Former UC student insane when he
killed
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. “”mdash; A former UC Santa Barbara student
was insane when he drove through a crowded Isla Vista street and
killed four pedestrians, a jury found Thursday.
David Attias, 20, hugged his attorney and smiled when the
verdict was read. The verdict drew tears from Attias’ family
and relatives and friends of victims who crowded the courtroom.
Attias was found guilty the week before last of second-degree
murder. A jury then began hearing testimony June 13 to determine if
he was insane at the time.
Killed were Nicholas Bourdakis, 20; Christopher Divis, 20; Ruth
Levy, 20; and Elie Israel, 27. Levy’s 27-year-old brother,
Albert Levy, was injured.
Attias had pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.
Spoof issue may get Davis paper in trouble
The spoof issue of UC Davis’ campus paper, released June
7, sparked complaints about sexual and racial references that could
lead to an overhaul of the paper’s operations.
Responding to complaints about the year-end parody issue, the
student-dominated Campus Media Board agreed Tuesday to consider
firing the editor in chief, Fitz Vo, a Vietnamese American who
listed himself in the issue as “editor in chink.”
Other controversial items included:
“¢bull; An image of a phallic symbol digitally superimposed in
the middle of children playing on the campus’ two
“egghead” sculptures.
“¢bull; A picture of a white student holding a knife, eyeing a
black student who was Davis’ student government president
last year.
Vo said he was guilty of lapses of judgement and asked the board
to allow him to remain editor.
Parents of boy who drowned in pool suing
The parents of a 7-year-old boy who drowned in a backyard pool
in Westwood sued the homeowners, claiming negligence and poor
maintenance were responsible for their son’s death.
Paolo Ayala disappeared June 2 after attending a
schoolmate’s birthday party. He was missing for about a day
before his body was located in the deep end of the pool.
An autopsy showed that the boy had drowned.
The suit filed in Superior Court alleges that Saeed and Kimberly
Farkhondehpour were negligent in maintaining the pool and failed to
properly supervise Paolo, who did not know how to swim.
Franklin and Eduina Ayala are seeking punitive and special
damages.
Briefs compiled from the Associated Press