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Friday, 29 March 2024

'Corey's Law' calls for improved evidence-collection process

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'Corey's Law' calls for improved evidence-collection process
'Corey's Law' calls for improved evidence-collection process

A local mother’s push for stricter evidence-collection procedures in emergency rooms will soon be in front of Missouri’s state legislature.

A MOTHER'S PUSH FORCHANGE - COULD HELPBRING JUSTICE TOFAMILIES ACROSSMISSOURI.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ EXPLAINS HOWTHIS EFFORT WILL HELPENSURE POLICE HAVEEVIDENCE THEY NEED TOSOLVE THE CRIME.MICHELLE METJE/COREYLAYKOVICH'S MOTHERWE SAT FOR THREE AND AHALF YEARS WITHOUT ANYKIND OF CLOSURE,BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVETHAT EVIDENCE THATCOULD HAVE POSSIBLYHAVE STOPPED IT.IN THE SUMMER OF 201322-YEAR-OLD COREYLAYKOVICH WAS RUSHEDTO THE HOSPITAL AFTERHE WAS STABBED.HIS MOTHER, MICHELLEMETJE CLAIMS -- HAD HERSON'S CLOTHING BEENPROPERLY HANDLED ATTHE HOSPITAL, THE KILLERWOULD HAVE FACEDJUSTICE SOONER.MICHELLE METJE/COREYLAYKOVICH'S MOTHER/THERE WAS SOMECONFUSION AS TOWHETHER OR NOT THEPOLICE TOLD THEM TOTHROW AWAY THECLOTHES OR IF IT HADJUST HAPPENED OUT OFAN ACCIDENTNOW SHE'S PUSHING FORSTRICTER EVIDENCE-COLLECTION PROCEDURESIN EMERGENCY ROOMS.MICHELLE METJE/COREYLAYKOVICH'S MOTHERAT THE END OF THIS CASE,THE ONLY EVIDENCE THATTHEY WERE ABLE TOACTUALLY CONVICTCOREY'S KILLER ON WASHIS CONFESSION.ALONG WITH COREY'SMOM --THERE'S A RENEWEDPUSH IN JEFFERSON CITYFOR A PROPOSED BILLINTRODUCED BY STATEREPRESENTATIVE RORYROWLAND NAMED"COREY'S LAW,.IT WOULD REQUIREHOSPITALS WITHEMERGENCY ROOMS TOKEEP EVIDENCE-COLLECTION KITS ON-HAND, AND IDENTIFY APLACE IN THE HOSPITAL TOSECURELY STORE THEEVIDENCE COLLECTED.STATE REP.

RORY ROWLAND29TH DISTRICTWILL HELP ENSURE THAT IFSOMETHING HAPPENS TOOTHER FAMILY MEMBERS,THEY'LL IN FACT, HAVETHAT EVIDENCE THAT INFACT THAT THERE WAS ACRIME OR A HOMICIDE,THAT THEY'RE PROTECTEDNURSES INVOLVED IN THEPROCESS WOULD BEREQUIRED TO UNDERGOTHREE HOURS OFTRAINING EACH YEAR.IF PASSED, THE LAW ALSOMANDATES THATHOSPITALS REPORT ANYSTAB WOUNDS THAT AREAT LEAST ONE INCH DEEPTO LAW ENFORCEMENT.MICHELLE METJE/COREYLAYKOVICH'S MOTHERTHE HOMICIDE RATE INTHIS AREA KEEPSGROWING AND GROWING.AND PART OF THAT ISBECAUSE WE'RE NOTSOLVING THE HOMICIDES.HOW MANY HOMICIDESCAN WE SOLVE IF WE HAVETHE PROPERINVESTIGATION FROM THEVERY BEGINNING.IN KANSAS CITY.

ANDRESGUTIERREZ.

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