A Utah man who killed seven family members before taking his own life earlier this month had been investigated for child abuse years prior
FILE - Pallbearers carry a casket to the graveside service for the Haight and Earl families in La Verkin, Utah, on Jan. 13, 2023, in La Verkin, Utah. A Utah man who killed seven family members before committing suicide earlier this month had been investigated for child abuse years prior. Police records obtained by The Associated Press shed light on Michael Haight's violent tendencies and the warning signs that authorities were aware of years before the tragic murder-suicide.
In a 2020 interview with authorities, Macie Haight, the family's eldest daughter, detailed multiple assaults including one where she was choked by her father and “very afraid that he was going to keep her from breathing and kill her.” In his 2020 interview with authorities as part of the investigation, Michael Haight denied assaulting his daughter and said the report was a misunderstanding. He said Macie was “mouthy” and admitted to getting angry, attributing some struggles to his father's death and brother's divorce.
Though an investigator told Haight that his behavior was “close to assaultive,” the records say that Enoch Police and the Iron County Attorney decided not to file criminal charges against him. It added that prosecutors were not sent interview transcripts or police reports from the Enoch police to review.
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