A Utah man who killed seven family members before taking his own life earlier this month had been investigated for child abuse years prior
his wife, her mother and their five kids before turning the gun on himself had been investigated two years prior for child abuse, but local police and prosecutors decided not to criminally charge him, new records released Tuesday show.
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.” An obituary published in the St. George Spectrum last week described Michael Haight in glowing terms as an Eagle Scout, businessman and father who “made it a point to spend quality time with each and every one of his children." The obituary made no mention of the killings and was taken offline after backlash.
Tausha Haight told authorities she didn't want criminal charges filed against her husband and hoped the incident would be “a wake-up call” for him. “Although specifics are not articulated, this conclusion was likely based on an inability to prove each element of the offense beyond reasonable doubt and/or statute of limitations barriers,” the statement said.
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