"On Oct. 11, 2025 in the West Village, Dana Escoffier, an 80-year-old resident who lived on Hudson Street crossed paths with 82-year-old Dean Whetzel, who lived around the corner. They were neighbors for 50 years. According to news reports, Whetzel apparently bumped into him. Escoffier allegedly shoved him back, sending Whetzel to the pavement where he suffered a fractured skull. He never regained consciousness and died on Nov. 5, 2025. The city's medical examiner ruled the death a homicide."
"Under New York's Penal Law ( 125.10) a person in guilty of criminally negligent homicide when he causes the death of another person with criminal negligence, which is defined as failing to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that his actions will cause the death of another person. The punishment is up to four years in prison. Unlike other homicide charges, such as murder or manslaughter, which typically require an intent to kill, criminally negligent homicide does not require an intent to kill."
On Oct. 11, 2025 in the West Village, 80-year-old Dana Escoffier allegedly shoved 82-year-old neighbor Dean Whetzel after a bump, sending him to the pavement and fracturing his skull. Whetzel died on Nov. 5, 2025. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and a grand jury indicted Escoffier for criminally negligent homicide. Under New York Penal Law 125.10, criminally negligent homicide occurs when a person causes death by failing to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that his actions will cause death. The offense does not require intent to kill and carries up to four years' imprisonment. The key legal question is whether the defendant should have perceived the fatal risk.
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