because they re under 18. one girl who police say was the aggressor faces criminally negligent homicide. the two others face criminal conspiracy. in a statement, the superintendent says, the school district will follow through with necessary actions for the students involved in the incident based on the school district s code of conduct. at the end of the day, there is still a life that s lost and that life belonged to that family. reporter: prosecutors say the three girls planned to attack amy. the medical examiner revealed amy had a pre-existing heart condition and died of physical and emotional stress from the attack. anyone can talk about what her personal situation was but none of that would have happened had it not been for the physical assault. reporter: sherry dorsey walker says the family has not talked about whether they will attend the four hearings for these teenage girls. live in wilmington, delaware, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. and this just in to n
everything on two of our majors are looking pretty good. for montgomery county drivers as we move back in the pennsylvania area, springfield township, arlingham road at sunnybrook road, there is some type of obstruction. it hasn t been lifted yet. when i see you in a few minutes, we ll take a look at delaware roads. back to you guys. three high school students in new castle county are facing charges following the death of a 16-year-old girl. nbc 10 s matt delucia is live in wilmington this morning with details on those charges and how this case is putting school bullying back in the spotlight. one local leader is calling on her colleagues to do more. tell us more. that s right, vai. the councilwoman says she doesn t want anything like this to ever happen again. all three suspects are under the age of 18 and prosecutors say this attack was planned. they also say that 16-year-old amy joyner-francis was repeatedly hit in the head and torso whith a closed fist durin a fight a
three girls. it is monday night, and the big story on action news tonight is the wheels of justice now starting to turn in the death of 16-year-old amy joyner-francis from howard technical high school in wilmington. action news reporter dann cuellar is live at wilmington police and, dann, you ve got the full story. reporter: that s right, jim. speak on behalf of amy s family, sherry dorsey walker gave us this reaction. at the end of the day nothing brings amy back. so whatever the charges are, their issue is amy is never coming home. reporter: investigators say 16-year-old amy joyner-francis was assaulted by three teenage girls on april 21st. court documents say the assault captured on video shows one of the girls, a 16-year-old, repeatedly striking joyner-francis in the head and torso with what appears to be a closed fist. the medical examiner determined the girl died from a preexisting heart condition with contributing factors. the examiner says amy died from a ca
all day and all night. the individuals responsible for amy joyner-francis death are minors but must be held accountable for their actions. that statement today from the delaware department of justice at the same time the attorney general filed charges against three girls. it is monday night, and the big story on action news tonight is the wheels of justice now starting to turn in the death of 16-year-old amy joyner-francis from howard technical high school in wilmington. action news reporter dann cuellar is live at wilmington police and, dann, you ve got the full story. reporter: that s right, jim. speak on behalf of amy s family, sherry dorsey walker gave us this reaction. at the end of the day nothing brings amy back. so whatever the charges are, their issue is amy is never coming home. reporter: investigators say 16-year-old amy joyner-francis was assaulted by three teenage girls on april 21st. court documents say the assault captured on video shows one of the
my car was actually it s a black car, but it had a green tint to it when i came out of work. the pollen levels increase as we head into sunday and monday with the clear skies returning. in the meantime, looking at the camden waterfront. hazing out there this morning. showers in philadelphia as we flip over to double scan live. the last batch is working out to sea. the next batch is pushing through the far western suburbs. everybody west of pottstown is seeing showers. the upper level low is spinning back to the west. it s along the mason dixon line southeast of pittsburgh. once it pulls through, the skies will brighten up west to east later this afternoon, as some of the showers begin to pull through over the next few hours. temperature-wise it s a mild morning. 62 in philadelphia. allentown, 62. and millville, 61. so forecast for today, if you have those outdoor plans, hopefully they are during the afternoon, it will be a little damp this morning. lots of clouds through late