A decide has ordered Kaitlin Armstrong to pay $15 million to the household of Moriah Wilson as a part of a civil lawsuit, based on a report in KXAN.
Wilson’s mother and father filed a wrongful demise civil lawsuit towards Armstrong in May, six months after Armstrong was discovered responsible of murdering Wilson and sentenced to 90 years in jail.
Judge Daniella DeSata Lyttle granted $5 million every to Wilson’s mom and father for “psychological anguish, together with emotional ache, torment and affected by the demise of [their] daughter,” KXAN referenced current courtroom paperwork.
Wilson’s mother and father have been additionally granted $2.5 million every for exemplary damages.
KXAN reported that Judge Daniella DeSata Lyttle entered a default judgment after Armstrong didn’t reply to the lawsuit by the deadline and that data present there wasn’t an lawyer listed to signify Armstrong.
Armstrong was convicted on November 16, 2023, after a week-long trial throughout which the prosecution offered proof linking her to the May 11, 2022 taking pictures demise of Wilson in an Austin, Texas residence.
Armstrong filed a discover of enchantment on November 27, 2023.
Randy Howry represented the Wilsons within the civil lawsuit and said that the intent was to make sure that Armstrong by no means benefited from her crime.
“If there’s ever a chance for her to financially profit from this crime, this judgment will stop her from getting any of that cash till my purchasers are correctly compensated,” Howry stated within the KXAN report.
