Two Georgia coaches have been charged with second degree murder and second degree cruelty to children in the 2019 heatstroke death of student basketball player Imani Bell.
A grand jury indictment that was handed down July 1 says Larosa Maria Walker-Asekere and Dwight Broom Palmer are responsible for the 16 year-old's death “by conducting outdoor conditioning training for student athletes in dangerous heat, resulting in the death of Imani Bell due to hyperthermia and rhabdomyolysis.”
Imani collapsed on August 13, 2019 while doing outdoor basketball drills at the school. The heat index that day was at 106 degrees.
The two coaches are also charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.
So we want to hear from you: Should coaches be charged with murder in the heatstroke death of a student athlete?
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