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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Owen Scott

Father of autistic boy, 2, faces manslaughter charges for ‘driving into floodwaters leading to child’s drowning’

Police say the father of a two-year-old autistic boy who drowned during the devastating rainfall that impacted Southern California in September, recklessly drove into floodwaters, causing his child’s death.

Brandon Padilla-Aguilera, 26, was arrested in Barstow on October 17 for his alleged role in his son, Xavier’s, death on September 18.

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