California man charged with murder in drowning deaths of his 2 autistic sons, prosecutors say

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A California man has been charged with murder for allegedly
driving his family, including his two autistic sons, off a Los
Angeles pier after buying $6 million insurance policies in case
of accidental deaths, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Ali Elmezayen, 44, of Hawthorne, faces two counts of murder and
one count of attempted murder, allegedly committed in the name
of financial gain, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s
office said. Prosecutors said further investigation led to the
new murder charges against the accused, who was already in
federal custody for alleged insurance fraud.

Elmezayen is accused of intentionally driving his two sons, ages
8 and 13, off the edge of a commercial fishing dock in San Pedro
on April 9, 2015, While Elmezayen swam to safety, and his
partner, who couldn't swim, was rescued by a fisherman, his
children, who couldn’t swim and were strapped into child seats,
drowned.

Prosecutors said that two years and 12 days earlier, Elmezayen
bought the last of his insurance policies, covering his family
in the event any of them accidentally died.

Elmezayen, who is Egyptian, collected more than $260,000 in
insurance payouts for the deaths and wired most of the money
back to Egypt, according to prosecutors in the fraud case.

He was charged with mail fraud, wire fraud and aggravated
identify theft in November. Initially, the district attorney
declined to file charges in relation to the deaths of
Elmezayen’s sons because of insufficient evidence.

A police mechanic said a brake pedal didn’t work properly but
could not determine if the problem existed before the watery
plunge or developed as a consequence of saltwater corrosion.

An attorney representing Elmezayen could not be found, according
to The Associated Press.

The murder case will proceed once Elmezayen’s insurance fraud
trial is finished.

If convicted in the murder case, he faces life in prison without
parole, or the death penalty. Prosecutors have not yet decided
whether they will pursue the latter option.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-man-charged-with-murder-in-
drowning-deaths-of-his-2-autistic-sons-prosecutors-say

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> Elmezayen, who is Egyptian, collected more than $260,000 in insurance
> payouts for the deaths and wired most of the money back to Egypt,
> according to prosecutors in the fraud case.

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