Mom of 4
June 12th, 2008, 07:03 PM
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Sean Conroy
Police say they believe five teenagers accused of fatally beating a man on a Philadelphia subway platform were acting on a dare.
A judge ruled Wednesday that the teens will face trial on third-degree murder and conspiracy charges. They are accused of assaulting Sean Patrick Conroy, a 36-year-old coffee shop manager.
For the parents of murder victim Sean Conroy, seeing the five teenage suspects charged with murdering their son on a SEPTA platform was gut wrenching.
"It was a very hard day to hear what happened to Sean. I hope we get some justice out of this," said Sharon Conroy, the victim's mother.
They sat a few feet away from the five teens charged with punching and kicking their son until he had an acute asthma attack that took his life. The medical examiner says Conroy suffered three broken ribs from being kicked and several bruises to his head and face.
"Today was really tough. To hear about him alone on that platform, dying the way he did," said Steve Conroy, the victim's father.
A SEPTA police sergeant witnessed the attack. He told a judge how the beating went down. A second officer apprehended one of the boys and identified two others. All five defendants gave police statements explaining their roles in the attack.
Several defendants told investigators, when they entered the subway, they were looking for someone to go after, but one said he didn't come downtown to "catch a body". Two others went to church after the attack, read the bible and asked God to forgive them.
One teen said "The next person we see, we're gonna jump him. We all didn't want to seem like punks....it was a jump him thing...we were gonna stomp him, but the cops came and we ran."
The teens remain in custody. They have been ordered to house arrest if they make bail, which is set at about $35,000 each. The teens cannot ride public transportation if they get out.
"They already killed somebody. What are we gonna do? Send them to finishing school so they can do it better next time, get away next time," said Steve Conroy.
Several defendants told police they were sorry for the Conroy family.
Authorities say they are looking for the man who first suggested the beating.
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6747134&version=6&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Sean Conroy
Police say they believe five teenagers accused of fatally beating a man on a Philadelphia subway platform were acting on a dare.
A judge ruled Wednesday that the teens will face trial on third-degree murder and conspiracy charges. They are accused of assaulting Sean Patrick Conroy, a 36-year-old coffee shop manager.
For the parents of murder victim Sean Conroy, seeing the five teenage suspects charged with murdering their son on a SEPTA platform was gut wrenching.
"It was a very hard day to hear what happened to Sean. I hope we get some justice out of this," said Sharon Conroy, the victim's mother.
They sat a few feet away from the five teens charged with punching and kicking their son until he had an acute asthma attack that took his life. The medical examiner says Conroy suffered three broken ribs from being kicked and several bruises to his head and face.
"Today was really tough. To hear about him alone on that platform, dying the way he did," said Steve Conroy, the victim's father.
A SEPTA police sergeant witnessed the attack. He told a judge how the beating went down. A second officer apprehended one of the boys and identified two others. All five defendants gave police statements explaining their roles in the attack.
Several defendants told investigators, when they entered the subway, they were looking for someone to go after, but one said he didn't come downtown to "catch a body". Two others went to church after the attack, read the bible and asked God to forgive them.
One teen said "The next person we see, we're gonna jump him. We all didn't want to seem like punks....it was a jump him thing...we were gonna stomp him, but the cops came and we ran."
The teens remain in custody. They have been ordered to house arrest if they make bail, which is set at about $35,000 each. The teens cannot ride public transportation if they get out.
"They already killed somebody. What are we gonna do? Send them to finishing school so they can do it better next time, get away next time," said Steve Conroy.
Several defendants told police they were sorry for the Conroy family.
Authorities say they are looking for the man who first suggested the beating.
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6747134&version=6&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1