The wife of the California doctor accused of intentionally driving his Tesla off a cliff with her and their two children aboard has urged authorities not to prosecute him.
last week to three counts of attempted murder and two enhancements — for the severe injuries his wife, Neha, 41, and 7-year-old daughter suffered.
But defense attorney Josh Bentley shocked the courtroom when he said Neha doesn’t want her husband prosecuted – even though she reportedly screamed that he “intentionally tried to kill us” to first responders,San Mateo County Chief Deputy District Attorney Sean Gallagher said victims who decline to cooperate with police are common in cases of domestic violence.
“Regardless of whether she is cooperative, we believe we have sufficient evidence to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt,” he said in the Redwood City courtroom.Neha Patel’s attorney told the courtroom that she doesn’t want her husband prosecuted despite nearly killing his family.It is a “very dynamic situation whenever you have this violence within a family setting,” Gallagher added.
Authorities have said it was a “miracle” that the family survived the electric car’s harrowing plunge during the attempted murder-suicide on the notorious stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway known as the Devil’s Slide on Jan. 2. in Los Angeles, suffered “serious lower body injuries” and was hospitalized under guard before being booked into jail on Jan. 20.
Dharmesh Patel is accused of intentionally driving his Tesla off a cliff with his wife and their two children.He limped noticeably as he walked up to the microphone to enter his not guilty plea on Thursday, when the judge issued a no-contact order that prevents Patel from communicating with his family.
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