A father who said his 4-year-old daughter stumbled and fell 130 feet to her death on the Palos Verdes Peninsula three years ago was charged Monday with pushing her to avoid paying child support.
Authorities said that they had long suspected Cameron John Brown, 42, of Ventura of killing Lauren Key on Nov. 8, 2000, but there were no eyewitnesses. Investigators had to rely on expert witnesses who could debunk Brown's claim that his daughter strayed from a trail along Inspiration Point, one of the highest spots on the peninsula's cliffs. Authorities had said it was astonishing that a parent would bring a young child there and let her roam.
The girl's mother, Sarah Key-Marer, said she was "obviously relieved that there'll be some sort of glimmer of justice, hopefully …"
"I miss her so terribly. I cannot understand any of this. It's tragic. Nothing is going to bring her back."
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Authorities said that they had long suspected Cameron John Brown, 42, of Ventura of killing Lauren Key on Nov. 8, 2000, but there were no eyewitnesses. Investigators had to rely on expert witnesses who could debunk Brown's claim that his daughter strayed from a trail along Inspiration Point, one of the highest spots on the peninsula's cliffs. Authorities had said it was astonishing that a parent would bring a young child there and let her roam.
The girl's mother, Sarah Key-Marer, said she was "obviously relieved that there'll be some sort of glimmer of justice, hopefully …"
"I miss her so terribly. I cannot understand any of this. It's tragic. Nothing is going to bring her back."
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