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SOMEBOD IS GOING TO BE HLD ACCOUTABLE FOR THE DEATH OF THEIR SON,. <> "OH THANK GOD, THANK GOD" IT'S BEEN ALONG WAIT FOR THE THOMPSON'S = DONNIE GIUSTIS PARENTS...TEN MONTHS SINCE HE DIED AT CENTRAL MINE MEDICAL CENTER - THREE DAYS AFTER BEEING BEATEN WITH BRICK...HIS SKULL FRACURED IN THREE PLACES. <> "IT WAS TOUGH YOU KNOW TO SEE HIM LAYING LIKE THAT." POLICE CALLED IT A BRAWL BETWEEN TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE - USING CHAINS, BAEBALL BATS AND BRICKS NEAR KENNEDY PARK LAST JUNE. FRENDS OF THE VICTIM CLAIMED THE ATTACK WAS RACIALLY MOTIVED. <> "WE JUST WANT ALL THE VILENCE TO STOP IN LEWISTON." AND TODAY - WORD THAT POLICE HAD MADE THREE ARRES - 23 PIERRE MOUSAFIRI. AND A 13 YEAR OLD JUVENILE TAKEN INTO USTODY IN LEWISTON THIS MORNING - CHARGED WITH ASSAULT - AND A 17 YEAR OLD CAPTURED 225 MILES NORTH IN LIMESTOE - HE'S CARED WITH MANSAUGHTER. TONIGHT THE VICTIM'S FAMILY RELEVED, BUT STILL ANGR <> I WANTE THEM ALL TO BE TRIED AS LIKE ADULTS, ESPECIALLY THE 17 YEAR OLD KI. I DON'T WANT HIM TO GO TO JUVENILE UNTIL HE'S 18 AND THEN GET OUT, NO, <> HE SHOULD BE IN JAIL FOREVER." GIUSTI'S FATHER SAYS IF HE HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THE 17 YEAR OLD WHO ALLEGEDLY BEAT HIS SON?? <> "I'D ASK HIM WHY HE DID IT. WHY, ALWAYS COMES BACK TO MY MIND. IT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPEN THAT WAY. I'D TELL HIM I FORGIVE YOU, BUT I HATE THE CRIME YOU DID TO MY SON BECAUSE YOU NEVER FORGET THAT." THE TWO JUVENILES ARE NOT BEING NAMED BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE.. THE 23 YEA OLD POSTED BAIL - HE'LL BE I IN COURT IN JUNE. THE 17 YEAR OLD IS BEIN HED AT THE YOUTH CENTER IN OUTH PORTLAD..HE'S I EXPECTED IN COURT TOMORROW...HIS NAE MAY BE RELEASED THEN

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Three people, including two teenagers, have been charged in connection with the death of a man in Lewiston. Donald Giusti, 38, was critically injured in a large confrontation in Kennedy Park last June. He later died of his injuries. Giusti was severely injured in the fight that involved dozens of people, including teens and preteens, police said last June.Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 17, of Lewiston, was arrested in Limestone on Thursday morning on a charge of manslaughter and taken to jail. He made an initial court appearance Thursday afternoon and did not enter a plea.A 13-year-old boy from Lewiston was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor assault. Pierre Mousafiri, 23, of Lewiston, was arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge. He was taken to Androscoggin County Jail and released on $500 bail. He is due to appear in court June 12. The 13-year-old boy's name was not released due to his age.According to court documents, prosecutors said there is Snapchat video that shows a portion of the fight.Giusti's family said they are relieved but still angry."I wanted them all to be tried as like adults, especially the 17-year-old kid. I don't want him to go to juvenile until he's 18 and then get out, no. He should be in jail forever," Giusti's stepmother, Maryann Thompson said.Giusti's father, Brian Thompson, said he wants to know why it happened."Why, always comes back to my mind. It didn't have to happen that way. I'd tell him I forgive you, but I hate the crime you did to my son because you never forget that," Brian Thompson said.