LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas man Alex Renteria, 23, was convicted of manslaughter for killing his stepfather, Christopher Brian Harris. In September, Renteria was sentenced to 4 to 10 years in jail, as a part of a plea deal.
Now, the sufferer’s organic kids have filed a declare towards their stepmother, Brittany Harris, accusing her of wrongful dying and civil conspiracy of their father’s dying, claiming she performed a task in what occurred.
A part of the youngsters’s October declare reads, “The wedding grew to become extraordinarily unstable, and Christopher and his kids had been subjected to bodily and verbal abuse and violence by Brittany and Alex.”
Nonetheless, Brittany Harris informed 8 Information Now the allegations don’t replicate the reality.
“It’s unimaginable pain I’m feeling right now,” she stated. “Those children, I’ve been in their lives since they were 8, 10, and 14. I know they know I’m not capable of that.”
The newest dispute is centered round inheritance.
“The defendant and her son Alexander Renteria acted in live performance with the intent to slay decedent for the needs of receiving 25% of decedent’s life insurance coverage proceeds,” the declare stated.
Las Vegas man Alex Renteria, 23, was convicted of manslaughter for killing his stepfather, Christopher Brian Harris. In September, Renteria was sentenced to 4 to 10 years in jail, as a part of a plea deal. (Courtesy of Brittany Harris)
Las Vegas man Alex Renteria, 23, was convicted of manslaughter for killing his stepfather, Christopher Brian Harris. In September, Renteria was sentenced to 4 to 10 years in jail, as a part of a plea deal. (Courtesy of Brittany Harris)
Las Vegas man Alex Renteria, 23, was convicted of manslaughter for killing his stepfather, Christopher Brian Harris. In September, Renteria was sentenced to 4 to 10 years in jail, as a part of a plea deal. (Courtesy of Brittany Harris)
“I don’t envy their position. Obviously, it’s very tough to be in a position where your father has been killed,” said Brittany’s attorney, Dan Kiefer. “But they’re litigating their grief, and the law doesn’t allow that.”
Concerning the inheritance, the youngsters argue that Brittany Harris has no rights to the cash, since she was not listed as a dying beneficiary on the insurance coverage coverage. Nonetheless, Brittany Harris stated she does have a declare, citing a premarital settlement together with her husband.
Brittany Harris claims that since her husband’s dying, her stepchildren have modified the locks on the home, modified the mail key, and even positioned a few of her belongings outdoors the house, calling it essentially the most painful 12 months of her life.
She stated her deepest want is for all times to really feel “normal” once more, in addition to to recuperate the remainder of her issues from the house.
“There’s no victory here. If I win or lose, it’s just I need to be able to live and continue my life,” she stated.
8 Information Now reached out to the lawyer representing Harris’s kids for remark and is awaiting a response.
