Family files Lawsuit against Everyone responsible for Death after 8-year-old Daughter was found Wedged between Pipes in Houston
Houston, TX: The family of a Houston, Texas, girl who was tragically swept into a hotel pool has fresh, disturbing details revealed by the attorney who is representing them in a lawsuit against the hotel and anybody else responsible for the girl’s death.
According to Richard Nava, the family’s attorney, Aliyah Lynette Jaico, 8, went missing at 4:50 p.m. on March 23 while swimming in the lazy river at the Doubletree by Hilton Houston Brookhollow. Investigators found her pulled into an unsecured opening in the pool’s flow system that was 12 to 16 inches wide.
Police and rescuers arrived at the site and discovered that she had been pulled into the 20-foot-long chasm; the family was initially confused about her whereabouts and conducted a frantic search. Death was found with her body stuck in the pipes of the “malfunctioning pool equipment,” according to the family’s lawsuit.
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Draining water and breaking concrete around the opening took 12 hours, but first responders finally reached her body. The official cause of death has not been released publicly by the Houston police department.
Since Aliyah’s home does not have a pool, her mother, Daniela Jaico, booked a night’s stay at the hotel so the family could enjoy the pool and lazy river, according to Nava, who spoke to Fox News Digital.
The family paid for a hotel so they could enjoy the pool, but according to Nava, they had no plans to spend the night.
Nava filed the case on behalf of the family, seeking $1 million in wrongful death damages. The hotel is run by Unique Crowne Hospitality LLC and is located about 11 miles northwest of Downtown Houston. Defendants include Hilton Worldwide Holdings INC. and Unique Crowne Hospitality LLC.
According to Nava, the damages could wind up exceeding $1 million; but, in order to file the lawsuit under Texas law, he was required to plead $1 million.
