Mackenzie Bessner- murder suspect jumps to his death in courthouse

An Ohio man, charged in a 2015 house fire that killed a 10-year-old girl and her grandparents, jumped to his death off a courthouse balcony Monday before his murder trial was set to begin. Robert Seman jr. was being escorted to a holding cell by deputies after a brief hearing at the Mahoning County Courthouse in Youngstown when he committed suicide around 9:30 a.m. The 48-year-old faced the death penalty if convicted in the deaths 10-year-old Corinne Grump, and her grandparents, 63-year-old William S. and 61-year-old Judith S. Prosecutors say he set the house on fire because Gump was scheduled to testify against him in a rape case.


When I read this article, I felt very unsettled. I do not understand how someone can do such hurtful things, especially to little kids. After his disturbing actions, he decides that what is best, is to kill them in a house fire. There was no justice here which is very sad. I think that this article is important because it lets the people all over the US know what is happening everyday. This article was published by CNN and it is a very reliable news network.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/10/us/murder-suspect-courthouse-death/index.html