SALT LAKE CITY — A bill aimed at protecting children in certain judicial proceedings involving child custody and parent time has made its way out of committee. The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 272, also known as 'Om's Law,' Thursday morning. The bill is named after 16-year-old Om Gandhi. Om was killed by his father, 49-year-old Parth Gandhi, a local neuropsychologist on Mother's Day … [Read more...]
Mother of teen killed in Salt Lake City murder-suicide pushed for Utah law to protect children
Just months before police say Leah Moses’ ex-husband killed her teenage son, Moses met with a Utah lawmaker to push for more stringent state protections for children at the center of child custody cases. She and a group of others joined Sen. Todd Weiler to discuss sponsoring a Utah version of “Kayden’s Law,” which gives states that strengthen their child custody laws access to federal support … [Read more...]
Custody battle preceded murder-suicide of SLC father and son
SALT LAKE CITY — We are continuing to learn more about a murder-suicide that took place in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Police say 49-year-old Parth Gandhi killed his 16-year-old son, before killing himself. ... Court records that date back 15 years show a lengthy custody battle between Gandhi and Moses, beginning when Moses filed for divorce in 2009. The divorce would be finalized in … [Read more...]
A Court Ordered Siblings to a Reunification Camp With Their Estranged Father. The Children Say It Was Abusive.
One Thursday afternoon in December, a father and two of his estranged children boarded a flight from Salt Lake City to Texas, beginning an effort to repair their fractured relationship. A family court official had ordered them to attend a reunification camp, Turning Points for Families Texas, to repair damage that the judge said the boys’ mother had inflicted by alienating them from their … [Read more...]
Father identified as suspect in murder-suicide of Utah family of 8
A Utah man fatally shot his family of seven in a home Wednesday and then himself, authorities said. Michael Haight, 42, his wife; Tausha Haight, 40; and Tausha’s mother, Gail Earl, 78, were discovered dead at the home, said officials in Enoch City in southwestern Utah, about 180 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The couple’s five children, ages 4 to 17, were also killed. The city called Michael … [Read more...]