A California woman was killed after being run over by a lawnmower. The woman’s family is demanding justice over the tragic death.
Around 12:00 p.m. on July 8, a homeless woman was run over and killed by a lawnmower that was part of a landscaping contractor hired by the city of Modesto.
The body of Christine Chavez, 27, was found in Beard Brook Park in Modesto, California.
Chavez was reportedly sleeping in a patch of tall grass at the park. A landscaping employee was driving a John Deere tractor with a pull-behind mower and allegedly ran over Chavez. The unidentified worker called 911. When first responders arrived, Chavez was pronounced dead.
The New York Post reported, “The unidentified worker said he didn’t see the sleeping woman until he ‘noticed a body in the grass he had already made a pass through,’ Modesto police said.”
The victim’s family said Christine’s body parts were left in the 12-acre park.
The woman’s father, Christopher Chavez, told KTXL, “There were many pieces of (her remains) around there and I called the police. I went there and I still have pieces of bones, like pieces of her skull and some teeth. It’s terrible.”
Christine’s sister, Rosalinda Chavez, explained, “They left big (pieces) of her all…
