The circle of relatives of a person who was once stabbed to loss of life outdoor a West Town bar in February is suing the person’s alleged attacker in addition to the bar.
Kenneth Paterimos, 23, was once centered as a result of he’s homosexual, the circle of relatives’s legal professional, John Corbett stated Monday, speaking to journalists throughout a teleconference saying the lawsuit.
“It is the hope of Kenneth Paterimos’ family that going public with this tragedy — a tragedy that they will have to live with always — will shed some light on perhaps bringing some changes that will put a stop to this senseless violence directed toward LGBTQ people,” Corbett stated.
Among different issues, the wrongful loss of life go well with, filed within the Circuit Court of Cook County, alleges Richard’s Bar “failed to provide the necessary personnel to protect against the misconduct of patrons.” A consultant from the bar, at 491 N. Milwaukee Ave., couldn’t be reached for remark Monday.
Thomas Tansey, a Marine Corps veteran, is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide for the deadly Feb. 21 stabbing. No trial date has been set.
Thomas Tansey (most sensible left) faces first-degree homicide fees within the deadly stabbing of Kenneth Paterimos (backside left) on Feb. 21 outdoor Richard’s Bar in West Town.Sun-Times record
Witnesses instructed police that Tansey were consuming on my own on the bar for a number of hours when he started arguing with Paterimos, a barista who were on the bar with pals. The two males scuffled throughout the trade and needed to be separated after coming to blows. Tansey was once later thrown out of the bar. Tansey allegedly slashed Paterimos with a boxcutter outdoor the bar, prosecutors say. Tansey’s legal professional has argued that his shopper was once protecting himself.
Paterimos’ pals and members of the family have stated that Tansey made homophobic remarks about Paterimos, however prosecutors didn’t point out this type of slurs throughout early court docket hearings.
On Monday, Paterimos’ mom, Diona Bueno, spoke concerning the ache of dropping her son.
“Every day is hard,” stated Bueno, who lives within the Austin community. “Every day I get to go into his room, and instead of waking him up, I get to take a smell and hope that I can still smell him.”