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Cristian Pineda, 11, died during the Texas snowstorm on February 16, 2021. | GoFundMe
The family of a Texas boy who died while trying to stay warm inside their home after they lost power during a snowstorm a week ago is now suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and Entergy Corporation for $100 million, accusing them of gross negligence.
Maria Elisa Pineda, 34, a Honduran immigrant and mother of the deceased 11-year-old, Cristian Pavon Pineda, told the Houston Chronicle that her son died on Feb. 16, less than 24 hours after seeing snow for the first time.
“Everything was well. He was happy that day. He was not at all sick,” she told the Chronicle.
However, when Pineda went to check up on Cristian, she made a startling discovery. He was already dead, she told
Cristian s stepbrother did not suffer injuries, according to Pineda.
Pineda said her son had been out playing outside on the previous day as it was his first time seeing snow arriving to the United States from Honduras two years ago. That s why he was excited outside, she explained. Everything was well. He was happy that day. He was not at all sick.
According to the mom, Cristian was outside for no more than half an hour before she brought him in when his winter gloves became soaked. He had dinner, played and was in bed by 11 p.m.
The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died of suspected hypothermia in an unheated Texas mobile home last week is suing two power companies for more than $100 million.Maria Elisa Pineda found her son
Updated: Feb 23 2021, 8:20 ET
CHINA has taunted the United States over the Texas winter storm blackout as a failure of capitalism that is affecting desperate Americans.
An opinion piece in the English-language Chinese newspaper Global Times says a large number of Americans feel that the current capitalist system has serious flaws and cannot help them with their concerns .
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A woman bundles up in a blanket to stay warm during a freezing winter storm in TexasCredit: AP:Associated Press
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People wait in a long line to buy groceries at H-E-B on South Congress Avenue in AustinCredit: AP:Associated Press
The article says Texans are suffering because of divisions between the Republican and Democratic parties.