Tag: Yousef Khela

  • East Brunswick faces lawsuit over teen’s accidental drowning death in 2020

    East Brunswick faces lawsuit over teen’s accidental drowning death in 2020

    EAST BRUNSWICK – On the afternoon of Jan. 22, 2020, patrol units were alerted to the East Brunswick municipal pond after a report stated that several juveniles had fallen in. Two male juveniles managed to escape the pond on their own. However, 13-year-old Yousef Khela slipped under the ice before responding officers and paramedics could…

  • East Brunswick holds vigil honoring teen who died in icy pond

    East Brunswick holds vigil honoring teen who died in icy pond

    EAST BRUNSWICK–More than 200 residents gathered together during the Township of East Brunswick’s memorial vigil to honor Yousef Khela, who died after falling into an icy pond last week. Around a large photo of the 13-year-old, residents adorned his memorial with candles and flowers, which was placed close to the pond on Civic Center Drive…